to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to explain away; to answer evasively
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to be silent; to say nothing
insolent fellow; rude fellow
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice