stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
change; alteration; modification
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
one's post; place of work; workplace
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
near; close; beside; third person
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to