fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
contradiction; inconsistency
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
pinch (of something); one piece; easy victory
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
part; portion; glimpse; bit
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
combination; arrangement; distribution; (arch.) marrying off
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
(not) even once; (not) ever
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
half and half; fifty-fifty
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze