valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
sensual love; love affair
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
storehouse; warehouse; godown
street; quarter; district; area
priority; order of precedence
fast walking; semi-jogging
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
all you have to do is; just; that's all
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
destination (one is heading towards); goal
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name