to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
first-rate; finest quality; the best
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
from the beginning; from scratch
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
victory celebration party; victory banquet
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
proud; having a prominent nose
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
war; battle; match; game; competition
second day of the month; two days