terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
villain; baddie; the villain's part
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
weariness (from); fatigue; tiredness; exhaustion
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
strategy meeting; council of war
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
how; in what way; by what means
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
difficult to ...; hard to ...
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
had better ...; had better not ...
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
father; dad; husband; you; he
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
supply; provision; raising; procurement
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
control; check; restraint; inhibition
glossy black hair; green hair
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)