to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to triumph; to be elated with success
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
deep design and forethought; a farsighted and deeply-laid plan
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to smash violently; to crush
when it becomes; when it comes to
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
viewing as a problem; problematizing
looking on from afar; being a spectator
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
demotion; relegation; downgrading
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance