yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
way of speaking; intimation
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
outsider; someone outside of a group
to be given up; to be discontinued
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
big leakage; uncontained leak
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
odds and ends; all; every
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
Nitidotellina nitidula (species of tellin)
modesty; self-control; discretion
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
go that far; to that extent
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
quarrel; dispute; argument
raised leg; lifting a leg; (arch.) sitting cross-legged
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to state; to express; to mention
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
person who oversleeps; sleepyhead
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards