bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
indiscriminately; giving no heed to
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
nice; likeable; desirable
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
middle of the night; dead of night
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to give directions; to issue instructions
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
taping (e.g. an injured joint)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
just a minute; small quantity
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to face on; to look out on to
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
way of talking; speaking style
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
substantial matter; significant item
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at