cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
whistle (sound made with the lips)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
being average (capacity, looks) (as good as anyone); mediocrity
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
inattention; distraction; mind-wandering
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
slow; tedious; sluggish; irritating
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
charm; attractiveness; humanity
place; room; margin; scope
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
large number (of); many; majority
righteousness; justice; right
selection; choice; option
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation