as usual; as is one's habit
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
prudence; judgement; sense; discipline; care; control
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
slap in the face; slap on the cheek
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
that kind; competition; match
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to slap; to strike; to spank
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
since then; from that time; ever since
every month; each month; monthly
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
at a young age; while still young
having a child (usu. from a former relationship); accompanied by one's child
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation