to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
from now; from this moment; henceforth
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
considerably; greatly; a lot
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
human usage; (for) use by people
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to try to do; to attempt to do
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
automatic; intransitive verb
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
magic tool (in fiction); magical item
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
the thing itself; thing-in-itself (in Kantianism)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against