tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
close; intimate; on good terms
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to like; to love; to be fond of
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(divine) providence; dispensation
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
woman; female; feminine gender
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
single cell; simple-minded person; one-track-minded person