more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
but he has to be handsome; that said, only if he's a looker
resentment; indignation; anger
hostility; animosity; enmity
odds and ends; all; every
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to glare at each other; to confront each other
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
one large ...; a great ...
success; prosperity; boom
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
one's share; one's portion
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
everywhere; all over; throughout
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)