objecting



complaining, disputatious, disputing, dissenting, fractious, obstructive, on the barricades, proof against, protestant, protesting, rebellious, recalcitrant, refractory, reluctant, remonstrant,

   dredging - disentanglement, drawing, excavation, excision, expression, extrication, mining, pulling, removal, withdrawal ,

   ephemeris - annual, biweekly, bubble, calendar, daily, diary, fortnightly, gazette, journal, magazine, monthly, organ, periodical, pictorial, quarterly,

   peg away - carry on, dig, drudge, fag, grind, grub, hammer, hammer away at, keep at it, keep going, keep on, moil, peg, plod, plug,

   xerophthalmia - anaemia, beriberi, dermatitis, goitre, malnutrition, night blindness, pellagra, rickets, scurvy, vitamin deficiency ,

   be closeted with - chat, gossip, prattle, visit ,

   cut a figure - dazzle, figure, flourish, glare, glitter, glow, live, shine, splash, splurge ,

   constellation - Gemini, Hercules, appointed lot, astral influences, astrology, big name, book of fate, celebrity, cup, cynosure, destination, destiny, doom, end, fatality,

   turn to profit - capitalize on, cash in on, clean up, clear, exploit, gross, improve, make a killing, make money, net, profit, profit by, realize, take advantage of ,

   floodlight - arc, arc light, beacon, brighten, brighten up, colour filter, dimmer, enlighten, floats, flood, flood with light, footlights, foots, gelatin, highlight,

   trial marriage - bigamy, free love, monogamy, polyandry, polygamy ,