cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to compete with; to vie for
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
justification; rationalization
by myself; in person; by oneself
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to pile up; to accumulate
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
perfect; complete; flawless
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
bank; banking institution
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
feeling; sense; impression
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling