pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to fly around; to scatter
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
arbitration; intercession; mediation
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
along the river; riverside
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
pull-top; pop-top; pop top; pull tab
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
taste; palate; sense of taste
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month