distinctive; characteristic
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
borrowing without returning
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
being too late; losing one's final chance
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
3rd day of the month; three days
to pass (of time); to elapse
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
receptionist; reception woman
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
low-grade; low-class; low-quality; vulgar; cheap
comparatively; relatively
dealing with; coping with
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure