wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
rather; sooner; preferably
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to drop; to let fall; to omit
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
surely; certainly; without doubt
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
from the beginning; from scratch
to do over; to remake; to resume
too much; excessively; too
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
prudence; judgement; sense; discipline; care; control
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
remaining; left-over; excess
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
breaking (an agreement, promise); cancellation (of a contract)
keeping silent; saying nothing at all
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
sympathy; compassion; pity