you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
at once; immediately; right now
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
application; request; petition
concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
being very busy; busyness
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
(adding) fuel to the fire
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
name (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.); formal name; moral duty; justification; pretext
number of (large) animals
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
personal grudge; personal enmity
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
recorder (musical instrument); English flute
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
how much; how many; to what extent
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
unmistakable; evident; outright; authentic
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)