picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
to rant and rave; to raise hell
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to attack; to assault; to assail
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
calamity; disaster; misfortune
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed