state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
nonprofit organization; NPO
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to rest one's chin in one's hands
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
over-fond parent; doting parent
feeling of calmness and relaxation
calm; composed; leisurely
regarding as an enemy; treating as an enemy
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
to square one's shoulders
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued