to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
at that time; in those days
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
fourth day of the month; four days
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to lay aside; to set aside
repentance; confession; penitence
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
opposite side; other side; other party
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
simmering; (boiling) gently
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
meals prepared for employees (e.g. of a restaurant); staff meals
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about