of tender years; very young
to have a cross to bear; to carry a heavy burden
(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to manage something successfully; to be successful
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
narrow-minded; small-minded; close-minded; intolerant
to complain; to lodge a complaint
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)