to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
without; but if; otherwise; or else
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
self-satisfaction; rejoicing
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
intuition; instinct; hunch
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
choice; selection; option
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to be glossy; to glisten; to shine with a luster; to look alluring; to be sexy; to be seductive
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
vicious circle; vicious cycle