(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
sorrowful (e.g. person, scene, etc.); melancholic
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
reason; cause; history; origin
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
hostile nature; inimical character
perception; sensing; noticing
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
to shed light; to cast light
watering hole; watering place