to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to be infected; to be contagious
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
now available (e.g. for sale); now showing (e.g. film, exhibition)
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
newcomer showing great promise; bright new talent
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to accept; to receive; to agree
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
answering machine; answerphone
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
plagiarism; plagiarised work
making matters worse; adding insult to injury; (lit.) bees to a tearful face
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
one more time; once more; once again