tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
with these words; while saying
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
in low spirits; dejected; sad
outsider; someone outside of a group
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
mount; stand; lens mount; mounting (e.g. a drive); mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while