true state; actual condition; reality
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
little finger; pinky; little toe
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to begin to walk; to set out
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
quarrel; trouble; dispute
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
canned cat food; tin of cat food
meow; miaow; cat; kitty; pussy cat
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
slack; slovenly; lackadaisical; moonstruck; love-struck; spoony
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
to increase; to add to; to augment
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned