indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
speechless (with amazement); struck dumb; tongue-tied; dumbfounded
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to cease; to stop; to be over
plump; with a thud; heavily
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
failure to reach agreement
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material