particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
comfort; consolation; diversion
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
elated; triumphant; proud
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to do someone in; to bump someone off
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
ignorant of the ways of the world
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
God; god; ace; king; superior person
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance