childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
being bad at communication; being unsociable
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
personal grudge; personal enmity
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
sinking instantly (of a ship due to a torpedo attack, bombing, etc.)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
unevenness (e.g. in quality); inconstancy; variation; dispersion; scatter; spread
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
simple; simplified; easy; plain
is something that; is that which
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
step; stride; counter for steps
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation