complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
silence (not speaking); muteness
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
fragment; one of the group or party
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to encourage someone to expect something; to raise someone's hopes
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
a little bit; a little while
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
if you think about it; come to think of it
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
one thin flat object; one sheet
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement