feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
the guilty are audacious; show remorse when you are in the wrong
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
bad influence; negative influence
to get together all the money necessary (to pay off a debt)
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
advisor; adviser (to a lord, etc.); wise counselor allowed to speak to a lord without restraint
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
ill-bred; poorly brought up
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to smirk; to grin broadly
slut; floozie; ho; bitch; witch; overbearing woman
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
feeling sick (suddenly); feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry (suddenly); being offended; being disgusted
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
young (e.g. young children); of few years
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves