to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
everything; anything; nothing
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
friction; discord; strife
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
maintenance; preservation; improvement
sign; indication; omen; symptom
just because; even if; even though
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
(sound of one's) heartbeat
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
be (that) as it may; having said that
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair