unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
speaking voice; talking voice
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to shake one's head (in denial)
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
percent; per cent; percentage
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
called; known as; that; to say
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
both (people); the two of them
choice; selection; option
what is colloquially called; what is commonly referred to as; what is popularly known as; so-called
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
alternately; by turns; one after the other
real intention; true motive; true meaning
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
(turned out) all right in the end
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
bright; intelligent; clever; smart