to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
story; tale; talk; discussion
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to approach; to draw near
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to put on airs; to assume importance
(walking) stick; cane; wand
screaming (vocal technique); shouting
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
here and there; in places
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)