recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
to like; to love; to be fond of
invitation; introduction; temptation
abusing someone to his (her) face
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
single word; a few words; brief comment
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
doing as one pleases; having one's own way
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
feeling; sense; impression
displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you