to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
difference; variation; difference
class; heading; group; category
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
on and after; from ... onward; since
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)