very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
in a day; in a brief space of time
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
financial power; financial means; wealth
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to win favour; to win favor
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually