reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
prized or treasured object
first-class goods; A-grade product
neat (personal appearance); tidy
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
chance; opportunity; occasion
to pluck; to pick; to tear
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
thorough; exhaustive; complete
taste; liking; preference
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
listening device; bug; wiretap
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
to correct oneself; to restate
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
first person; self-reference term; term used to refer to oneself in the first person
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
very likely; very probable
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade