to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
willpower; energy; vitality
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
homeless; homeless person
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to cease; to stop; to be over
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
surrounding at a distance
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to discuss; to talk together
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to need; to call for; to require
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
sincere; earnest; serious
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound