speech; expression; wording; language
sociolect emphasizing the femininity of the speaker (esp. used by homosexual men)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
self-defense; self-defence
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
doing whatever one pleases
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
clear; precise; definite; distinct
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
fib; exaggeration (of the truth); snow job
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to crowd; to flock; to swarm