society; the world; the times
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to make an appearance; to show up
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
coincident with; while; simultaneously
meaning; significance; sense
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
(having) life-and-death power (over)
right (to do something); authority; power
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to solicit; to demand; to extort
one way or the other; either way
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
now that you say that; now that you mention it
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
threat; intimidation; menace
son of a bitch; piece of shit
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus