lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
guardian; protector; patron; parent
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
abnormal behavior (behaviour)
foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
nonsense; (having) terrible taste; unstylish
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
pure and innocent; immaculate
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
craving; longing; thirsting
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
parents and siblings; one's relatives
snakes and scorpions; something detestable
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
perfect (for); ideal; just right; most suitable; tailor-made
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
evil spirit (that possesses someone); demon; devil
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
(riding) spur; spurring on; acceleration; impetus