to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
that's true; of course; obviously
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
favourite motto; pet saying
scoundrel; rascal; villain
human rights; civil liberties
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
anxiety (about the future)
with a click (of a button or switch); with a snap; crisply; one (small protrusion, hole, etc.); single; shortly
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
looking depressed; long face
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
course; route; path; process; stages
habitual offender; addict
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
written confirmation; confirmation document; confirmation note
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); scrutiny (of budget requests, etc.); revision (of a budget)
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating