tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
close; intimate; on good terms
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
just because; even if; even though
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
strong-willed; strong of heart
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd