to speak sharply; to sharpen one's tone; to raise one's voice
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to wash away; to rinse off
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
to complain; to make a complaint
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to win one's first battle (game, match)
to explain adequately; to be accountable
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
wild beast; wild animal; brute
reputation; respectability
for a while; for some time; for a period
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
strong pressure; heavy pressure
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
opinion; point of view; visual point
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
pension (esp. public servant's); (arch.) a lord giving a land holding to a vassal
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
concreteness; feasibility
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank