achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
of all things (people, places, days, etc.)
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
older sister and younger brother
allotment (allocation) of marks
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
secondary sex characteristic
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to peel; to skin; to pare
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
acid; sourness; sour taste
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
including tax (of a price); pretax (income or profits); before tax
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
chapter one; first chapter
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape (by force); sexual assault
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers