thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
sharply; harshly; stingingly
porcupine (any mammal of suborder Hystricomorpha)
sharply; harshly; stingingly
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
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
swimming; bathing; getting on in the world
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
living environment; habitat
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to pry; to prize; to prise
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience