party; set; gang; company; person
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to become keen on; to get passionate about
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
close; intimate; on good terms
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
to ease up; to relax attention
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
... is the reason; ... is my excuse