description; describing; depicting
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
without cause; without reason
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
attending someone through the night (of a guard, nurse); sleeping with a man (at his bidding); overnight vigil before burial
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to be led by; to be headed by
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
haughty; arrogant; supercilious
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
obedience; submission; resignation
selfishness; selfish motive
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter