(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
to revere; to respect; to worship
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
although I say; although one might say; although called
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to handle (a thing) roughly
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
authenticity; credibility
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)