to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
both; both sides; both parties
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
and; thereupon; because of that
cares; ill feeling; reserve
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart; to have a heart-to-heart talk (with someone)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
blood relationship; blood relative
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
even if not; even without
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
jokingly; in the form of a joke
only; merely; but; no more than
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
several times; a few times
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation