even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
belligerence; fighting spirit
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise; to take a dig at
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to grimace; to make a wry face
weariness; fatigue; languor; boredom; tedium; ennui
the deceased; the departed
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; freely; unreservedly; fully
lost article; something forgotten
character information; character data; textual data
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
first of all; first thing
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
unqualified; without qualifications
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to step over or across; to overcome
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard