stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
strong-willed; strong of heart
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
failure; mistake; blunder
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
(period of) a year; during an era
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie