person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
repentance; confession; penitence
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
returning tit for tat; retaliating
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
to burst (open); to break; to split
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
strongest ever; most powerful in history
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to be reflected in a mirror
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
slightly below average (esp. in regards to looks)
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
looking pale; looking unwell
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
about when; about what time; how soon
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
being elected; winning a prize (in a lottery, raffle, etc.); being selected (for a prize, etc.)
to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
study; pursuit of knowledge
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
attendance (at school); going to school
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the