exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
playing the victim; playing the victim card
criticism; blame; rejection; flick (of the finger)
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)
subversion (of the state)
good neighborly relations; good neighbourly relations
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
black sheep (of a family); ostracism
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
rehabilitation (in society)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
innocence; being not guilty
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
settlement out of court; private settlement
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
to say no more; to sink into silence
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for