a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
caustic words; defiant words
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
still (continuing); as ever; further
at least; at most; (even) just
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
even more; still more; further
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
to peel off and fall; to flake away
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
eruption; volcanic eruption
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
light brown; golden brown; tan
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
complexion; colour; color; blood red
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
other; another; over; more than; I; me
available; enabled; can be used; may be used