mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to summon courage; to be brave
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
good things come to those who wait
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
authority; power; influence
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
self-consciousness; self-awareness
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
second day of the month; two days
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement