to hate; to dislike; to loathe
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
(top) half naked; naked above the waist
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to speak; to say; to vocalize
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to dash off; to write freely
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
in comparison to; rather than