contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to put a thing on top of another; to cover; to lay something on
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to look down on; to condescend
sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
since when; from when; how long
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
verbalizing; putting into words
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
out of tune; (poetic) broken meter
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
regular (periodic) examination
retreating figure; appearance from behind
the world in general; society; convention
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
one's way back; one's way home
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
home area; home town; local
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)