poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
charming; fascinating; attractive
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
living together; communal life; cohabitation
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
duty; obligation; responsibility
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
resentment; indignation; anger
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck