to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
colour; color; hue; tints
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
fixed date; appointed date; set date; deadline; due date
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to fan; to incite; to instigate
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
shock absorption; buffer action; cushioning; buffer
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
calmly; with composure; without fear; without a guilty look; with good grace
to be boisterously noisy; to do merrily (laughing, chattering, etc.); to shimmer; to ripple; to sparkle
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish