pride; boast; credit (to)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
(political) power; authority; influence
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
hateful; detestable; loathsome
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
already; now; no longer; not any more
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
front; frontage; facade; main
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
silence (not speaking); muteness
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to jar; to creak; to grate
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
meaning; significance; sense
to repeat; to do something over again
state of mind; (one's) mental state
match; game; bout; contest
nine times; twisting around many times
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows