to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
interference in the domestic affairs of another country
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
(political) power; authority; influence
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
as soon as possible; ASAP
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
imagination; supposition; guess
foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
target group; target persons
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
for crying out loud!; for chrissakes!; denotes shock at ignorance
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
ceremony for purifying a building site (before building commences); ground-breaking ceremony
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like