to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
tangible and intangible; material and spiritual
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
exposure to wind; severe criticism
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
friendly relations; social relations; social life
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to have a relationship; to have relations
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
somehow; for some reason or other
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook