unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
such; like that; that sort of; very
to grimace; to make a wry face
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
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
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
craving for the limelight
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
risky; dangerous; insecure
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command