creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
study; diligence; discount; reduction
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
be (that) as it may; having said that
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
very young; little; childish; immature
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise; to take a dig at
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to unfold; to unroll; to open
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd