that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
moulded objects; sculpted objects; modeled objects; formed objects
moaning; muttering; complaining
to prosper; to flourish; to copulate (animals)
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
site visit (auditors, public accountants, etc.)
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
carefully made; carefully produced; quality product; product made with care
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
to dry up; to scab; to be poisoned (with lacquer); (arch.) to waste away
presence; sitting with; being with
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
to take revenge; to retaliate; to do over again; to redo; to start over
marital relationship; marital relations
to lure someone; to entice someone
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to stand by; to be on standby
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
free translation; liberal translation