to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
sense of being victimized; aggrieved feelings; victim mentality; victim's mind
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
absolutely; positively; decidedly
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
know your place!; know your station!; don't overestimate yourself!
speech; expression; wording; language
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
evening meal; supper; dinner
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
long ago; a long time ago; already
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
standing statue; standing image
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
image; figure; figure; form; image
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
innermost depths of one's heart
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain