odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
blow; hit (on the body); beating
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
responsibility; duty; obligation
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
riverside; edge of a river
old friend; old acquaintance
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
safety; welfare; well-being
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
euphoria; eudemonia; euphoric
influential person; man of importance
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
to grant someone's request
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
to triumph; to be elated with success
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
speculation; thinking; meditation
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
finishing blow; coup de grâce