to be second to none (in)
to complain about one's hard lot
flatterer; toady; lackey; sycophant; flunky
negative (result); gloomy; negative (e.g. attitude); pessimistic
race (of people); type of person
marriage fraud; fake marriage
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
sense of being victimized; aggrieved feelings; victim mentality; victim's mind
assistant; right-hand man; subordinate; catcher
good; goodness; right; virtue
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
a push; another effort; one more effort
confusion; mixing; merger
Michel; Michele; Michele; Michelle
waking up early; getting up early; early rising
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked
outer surface; outside; outward appearance; manner (with others); demeanour
to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
being left out; being ostracized
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
with a bang (of a gun); with a boom (of artillery); with a thud; with a thump
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to slap down; to knock down; to floor