unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
practice; practising; experience
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
without; unless; have to do
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
effusiveness; gushing; shrillness
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
correction; revision; amendment
mount; stand; lens mount; mounting (e.g. a drive); mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
failure; mistake; blunder
to look away; to avert one's eyes
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to cry and shout; to scream
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched