that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
abusive language; violent language; wild words
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
beginning; outset; first; onset
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to have an idea; to have a clue
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
though; notwithstanding; although
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
everything; anything; nothing
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess