cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to grow up; to become an adult
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
abstention; nonparticipation
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action
to make merry; to be festive
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to fix one's hair (hairdo) (esp. if disheveled); to straighten one's hair; to make an adjustment to one's hair; to do (up) one's hair
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
outside of; not covered by
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
hair on the back of one's head
to be filled to bursting; to burst
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk