ill-natured; twisted; ill-natured person; twisted person
personality; character; individuality; personhood
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to push (something) against
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
both hands; both arms; ten
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
like that; that way; thus
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix