old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
confusion; distraction; derangement
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
originally; by nature; from the start
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
simple and clear; plain and simple
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
to pick up; to find; to gather
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
exclusive; attached to; specialist
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
heating power; thermal power; firepower
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
such ... as; or some such
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection