(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
endurance; perseverance; patience
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
will not do; do not; does not
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
hair (on the head); (a) hair
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to threaten; to make threats
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to do a silly thing; to do something stupid
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
now that; since; so long as; because
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
cannot contain one's anger; can't contain myself; staying angry
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding