hard-line policy; tough measure
lax; lenient; lukewarm; slow; sluggish
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
how much; how many; to what extent
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
having a poor endgame; failing at the final stage; missing at the last turn; slacking off at the end
virtue; charm; merit; good point
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to push away; to push aside; to shove
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
as a child; when one was a child
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
to run around; to bustle about
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
souvenir store; gift shop
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
sale; sales; selling; marketing
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
thereupon; shortly thereafter
window-shopping; window-gazing
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...