expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to be injured; to sustain a wound
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
opening ceremony (of the school term)
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
ago; since; before; previous
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
This isn't over; I will get my revenge
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
100,000; hundred thousand
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that