to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
refutation; rebuttal; retort
to square one's shoulders
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
personal combat; one-to-one fight
gunfighter (esp. in the American Old West); gunslinger; gunman
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
starting line; starting point
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up