cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
guardian; mentor; protector
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
justification; rationalization
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
to get out of bed; to show a leg
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
circulation; dissemination
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
supply; supplying; replenishment
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
on the occasion of; at the time of
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
reform; reformation; reorganization
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to live; to make a living; to get on with
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
deficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack; want; dearth
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely