basis for decision; evidence for judging
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
older brother; elder brother
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to finger; to tamper (with)
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
shyness; bashfulness; shame
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
for a while; for some time; for a period
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to employ; to hire; to charter
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
to cease; to stop; to be over
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future