to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
rich person; wealthy person
show tent; circus tent; freak show
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
wheedling child; spoiled child; pampered child; child who always demands attention
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
gradually; slowly but steadily; little by little; inch by inch
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
farsightedness; hyperopia; hypermetropia; far-sightedness
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
fragile article; breakables; broken article
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
in a day; in a brief space of time
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry