-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
that's too bad; too bad for you!
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
old friend; familiar face
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
anonymity; using an assumed name
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
in swarms; in great crowds
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to fall from heaven (the sky)
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
sense of relief; feeling of relief
to scatter away; to vanish
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order