serious; severe; grave; acute
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
arbitration; intercession; mediation
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
use; utilization; utilisation; application
permission; approval; authorization; license
interruption; suspension; break
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to be relieved; to feel relieved
moment; brief space of time
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
to keep a watchful eye on
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
radiant smile; contented smile
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
secret; private; surreptitious
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach