grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
compelling force; legal force
mobocracy; mob rule; ochlocracy
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
perfect; just right; ideal
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
double tooth; protruding tooth (like a fang); high canine
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
lining; land that does not adjoin to public or private roads
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
craving; longing; thirsting
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
indeed; really; truly; very much
illustration (e.g. book); picture
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
set of tools (implements); kit; outfit
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
memory; ability to remember
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
to get slightly dirty (all over)
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
one's (living) environment