painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
distinction; favoritism; favouritism; discrimination
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
general situation; general trend; general tendency; large majority (of a group, faction, etc.); majority group
companion; partner; spouse
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
unfairness; injustice; partiality
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
spirit; determination; pluck; mettle
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
threat; intimidation; menace
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
occurrence; happening; incident; event
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
suspicious-looking; fishy