contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
single word; a few words; brief comment
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
low grade; inferiority; coarseness; vulgarity
means; way; method; measure
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
trivial; trifling; insignificant; stupid; nonsensical; absurd
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
imagination; supposition; guess
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
other than; excluding; without
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
a glance; a look; a glimpse
at least; at most; (even) just