harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
courtesy call; courtesy visit
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to grumble; to make difficulties
tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
rational; logical; coherent
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
shady; underhanded; questionable
standard equipment; standard feature
peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
mid-air breakage or disintegration
unimpressive; unimpressed
truth is stranger than fiction
positive and negative; +-; plus and minus
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
change; alteration; modification
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
appearance; figure; shape; form
love scene; bedroom scene; sex scene
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
(turned out) all right in the end
wicked tongue; abusive language
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
chastity; fidelity; faithfulness; virtue
to give a broad grin; to smirk
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up