prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
environment; circumstance
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
companion; company; tritagonist
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
unexpected meeting; coincidence
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
expertise; special knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge
having absolutely nothing (left); being out of everything; absolutely nothing
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future