flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to raise one's voice; to shout
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
standard; set; routine; decided
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
stylistic beauty; beauty of form; beauty derived from refined style; established trope; beloved stock formula (in entertainment); time-honored routine
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; component stereo system
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
aspect; phase; condition; modality
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
in that manner; like that
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
all present; all concerned; all of us
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to speak ill of; to disparage
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
long time; several hours; long spell
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)