dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
chopping board; cutting board
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
dealing with; coping with
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
who cares?; see if I care; who knows?; how should I know?
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
existence; possession; having; limited company
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to increase; to add to; to augment
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
thickness; profundity; depth
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
to boost; to force up; to push up
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
profitable plan; good plan
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to kick (at someone, something)
interruption; suspension; break
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve