key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
spine; backbone; spinal column
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please