tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
pretense of evil; pretence of evil
competent; suitable; qualified
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
openhearted; frank; broad-minded
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
tactician; strategist; schemer; maneuverer
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
no, not like that (but like this)
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln