to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
in this manner; in this way; like this
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
belief; faith; conviction
to affect; to impact; to influence
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
one day; (on) a certain day
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
tone (of voice); manner of talking
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to know (a person); to think
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
again and again; repeatedly
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to be pleased; to be in a good mood