retort; back talk; backchat
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
polite; courteous; hospitable
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
whipping; beating with a whip; whiplash
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
in proportion to; according to; depending on
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance