chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
stomach ache; abdominal pain
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
rare; uncommon; not often seen
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
of great promise; with a promising future
forcibly; against one's will
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
piece; fragment; one (object)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to pause; to have a short intermission
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
mistress; kept woman; concubine
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
living together (with one more person)
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
distinction; differentiation; classification
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
under one's eyes; below one's eyes