to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
way; method; means; resource; course
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
gossip; corner of the mouth
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
thereupon; shortly thereafter
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
short pause; short interval
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
stupid girl; stupid woman
together with; same; both; all; including ...
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
sublime; noble; high-minded
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
common language; lingua franca
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss