thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to make an appeal; to urge
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
long ago; already; a long time ago
to die; to lay down life's burden
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to speak; to say; to vocalize
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
together; at the same time; same; identical
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
that's true; of course; obviously
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
particularly; only; in the case of