to become frayed; to become loose
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
discipline; training; teaching manners
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
helping hand; help; support; aid
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
child consultation center; child consultation centre
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
cheap structure (e.g. of houses)
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
to amuse oneself; to make merry
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless