germ; germs; bacteria; something dirty or harmful; vermin
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
to demean; to despise; to treat with contempt; to abase
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
story; tale; talk; discussion
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
abusive language; violent language; wild words
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer