to claim victims; to leave casualties
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to smoke a cigarette; to smoke
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
accurate; correct; precise; exact
pronunciation; production of sound
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
order; sequence; procedure
help; assistance; service
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to concern; to be related
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
still; even now; to this day
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate