cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
cold reception; inhospitality
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
forcibly; against one's will
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
victim; injured party; sufferer
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
by myself; in person; by oneself
self-consciousness; self-awareness
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
in line with this; therefore
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to have a reason; to have an excuse
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
being startled; getting a shock
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to pass (of time); to elapse
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
next term; next period; next version; next release
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...