advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
pair; the two; both persons; both things
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
loser; defeated person; the defeated
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
galloping around on a horse; running around; making every effort (to do); exerting oneself
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
genuine article; real thing; real deal
tedious; boring; being fed up with
specialization; specialisation; differentiation
(opening of a) wound; cut
along the way; along the road
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking