banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
many; numerous; various; large number of
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
many; a lot; much; multitude
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
social life; social intercourse
attendance; presence; appearance
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
considerably; fairly; quite
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
and yet; though; when; in spite of
menial; meanness; servility; abject
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
very; greatly; exceedingly
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
heart; guts; nerve; central part
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
rest; break; recess; intermission
favourite horse; favorite horse
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown