official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
like that; that way; thus
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
after school (at the end of the day)
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
grudge; complaint; reproach
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)