act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
jumping to a wrong conclusion
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to smile (at); to grin (at)
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
such; this sort of; like this
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
right in the middle (of); midst; height
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
bashing; fierce criticism; busing (catering); bussing; removing dirty plates, cutlery, etc. from a table in a restaurant
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
going crazy; losing one's temper; snapping; sound of a stretched string snapping
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
that kind; competition; match
hiding one's embarrassment
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
sleazebag; asshole; shithead; lowlife
verbal message; word (from someone)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)