to feel compassion towards; to be swayed by emotion; to be moved by
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
to be infected; to be contagious
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
particularly; only; in the case of
study camp; overnight field trip; travelling class; class held in a different room (music, science, etc.)
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
scribbling; doodling; graffiti
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess