shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
feeling keenly; fully realizing
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
choice; selection; option
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
proper; right; reasonable
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
drama; play; powerful drug
to mark the end; to spell the end
my husband; one's family; family member
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
political measures; policy
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
righteousness; justice; right
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
of course; certainly; naturally
maneuvering behind the scenes; backroom deals; dodgy dealings
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop