to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to lose face; to be disgraced
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
way; method; means; resource; course
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
professor; teaching; instruction
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
such; this sort of; like this
that kind; competition; match
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
occupation; calling; livelihood
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
not necessarily so; is not always true
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
serious; not joking; straight
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
with a bang (clash, bump)
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
gene; fanzine; zine; jeans
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
a little bit; a little while