reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
(opening of a) wound; cut
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
Don (Spanish honorific); bigwig; important person
killing two birds with one stone
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
sympathy; compassion; pity
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
to talk; to chat; to chatter
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
slowly and quietly; stealthily
to roll up (sleeves, skirt, etc.); to tuck up; to pull up
recklessness; daredevilry; daredevil; reckless person
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
colon (punctuation); eau de Cologne; colonist; colón (currency of Costa Rica and former currency of El Salvador); colon