ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
in a word; to put it briefly; to make a long story short
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
tone (of voice); manner of talking
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
beginning; outset; first; onset
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
head; chief; boss; leader
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
secret; private; surreptitious
internal conditions; true state of affairs
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal