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 (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
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
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 hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, 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 radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
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 irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
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
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to care for someone; to look after someone
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly