fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
affable; sociable; friendly
to like; to love; to be fond of
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
younger brother and sister
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
since when; from when; how long
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to be born; to come into the world
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
furious (energy, battle, etc.); frenzied (work, activity, etc.); ferocious
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
an army; the whole army; the entire force; first team; first-string players; the cool kids
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
compensation payment; reparation
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
source of information; intelligence source; message source
postwar period; period after Second World War
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
handbook; instruction book; manual
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to be constipated; to conclude