disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
suitably; properly; duly; as you see fit; as you think best
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
topic of discussion; agenda
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
account book; register; ledger
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts; consistency; coherence
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
reduction (esp. in price or cost); diminution; abatement
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
according to plan; as planned; on target
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
negotiator; bargainer; point man
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
point of compromise; common ground
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
quick change (of costume); quick transformation; turning suddenly into; (sudden) metamorphosis
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
first generation; founder