to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
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
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
self-consciousness; self-awareness