what's the matter?; what's wrong?
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
refreshment; refreshing oneself; refreshing one's spirit; (memory) refresh
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
overall; general; as a whole
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
obsession; compulsive idea
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
going through; going via; going by way of
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
acquired (e.g. characteristic); learned (e.g. behaviour); a posteriori
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
characteristic; (distinctive) feature; peculiarity; spot color; spot colour
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated; to be excited; to stand out; to contrast
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to feel inferior; to feel small
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
rough-and-ready (medical) treatment; drastic remedy; drastic treatment; drastic measures; drastic steps
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
intropunitive; tending to blame oneself (rather than others)
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force