dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
official business; public business
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
to break the silence; to break one's silence
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (stopping) suddenly (of communications, a practice, etc.); abruptly; completely
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal