one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
look!; there!; here!; that is
society; the world; the times
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
one or two; a few; small number
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
having great hopes for (someone's future); expecting much of; pinning one's hopes on
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
withdrawal (from a society, club, etc.); resignation; secession; unsubscribing (from a mailing list, etc.)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
suspension of publication
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
unique; original; individual; unusual
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
rather than; more ... than ...
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
innermost depths of one's heart
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
that is to say; so that means