to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
attendance; presence; appearance
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to knock together; to strike against each other; to clash; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance); to coordinate
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
hating to lose; always wanting to win; unyielding; competitive
fop; swell; dude; coxcomb; vain person
argumentative person; captious person; controversialist; quibbler
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
to accept; to receive; to agree
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to leave something as it is
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
intimacy; closeness; close relative; pro- (e.g. pro-American)
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
have to do; must; should; ought to
article; clause; stipulation
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted