making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
ill will; malice; evil intent
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
internal trouble; domestic trouble
garbage day; rubbish collection day
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
nothing but; none other than
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to overdo; to do too much
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
clear; precise; definite; distinct
power; authority; influence
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
unveiling; debut; introduction
cannot be compared with; no match for
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
those (near the second person)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light