complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
strong-willed; strong of heart
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
to need; to call for; to require
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
maintenance; preservation; improvement
generation; the world; the age
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
1,000,000; one million; million; many
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
peril; danger; hazard; distress
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to help each other; to cooperate
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to keep an eye on; to take care of
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
names and natures do often agree
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...