deeply impressive; memorable; striking
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
stone throwing; (throwing) stone
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
working in the fields; working on a farm
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
disturbance; riot; mayhem
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
to be hot on a person's heels
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
living together; communal life; cohabitation
that; the matter in question
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to burst (open); to break; to split
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
unrequited love; one-sided love
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently