breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
isolated and helpless; alone and unassisted
last ray of hope; only hope
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to palm off; to force a sale
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to complete decisively; to do to completion
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
persecution complex; delusion of persecution; paranoia
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
geisha; dressed-up beautiful woman
stunning; electrifying; striking; eye-popping; brilliant
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
decorative lights; illumination
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
to refuse; to decline; to deny
several sheets (flat objects)
to be thrilled; to be excited
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity