insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
absentmindedness; peace of mind
refined; admirable; superb
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to sit silently at a meeting
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
speech and conduct; words and deeds
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
happy; cheerful; pleasant