to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
abusive language; violent language; wild words
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
discipline; training; teaching manners
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
strict order; peremptory command
telling (on someone); tattling; snitching
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
one's family; family member