bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
superstition; superstitious belief
open; public; official; overt
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
violent emotion; passion; fury
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
government; administration
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to go out and away; to leave
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
discriminatory remark; hate speech
addict; junkie; substance abuser
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
that kind; competition; match
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal