threat; intimidation; menace
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
lump together; put all together
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
with a start; with a jump
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
waste of time; killing time
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
refusal; rejection; denial; veto