disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
by myself; in person; by oneself
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
still (continuing); as ever; further
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
by means of; due to; because of; according to
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
being on duty; person on duty
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
feeling; sense; impression
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
consequence; outcome; result; blame
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
never mind!; don't worry about it
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)