to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
in the end; at the end of the day
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
waste of time; killing time
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to be at a loss for words
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
such ... as; or some such
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority