making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
(small) stone; rock; pebble
dark of the heart; depths of the human mind; (arch.) distress about one's beloved child
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to thrust down; to push off
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
punishment; judgement; judgment; decapitation
chief; main; principal; important
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
large number (of); many; majority
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
complete change; about-face
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe