expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
outsider; someone outside of a group
negotiations; discussions; connection
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
by myself; in person; by oneself
to approach; to draw near
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
at first; in the beginning; originally
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to turn to delinquency; to turn to crime (of a child)
one's family (home) background (environment)
sudden change; complete change
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
competition for school marks; keeping score; score
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
strategy meeting; council of war
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish