genuine article; real thing; real deal
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to torment; to torture; to harass
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
descendant; posterity; offspring
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to crack; to develop a crack
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
in the same way as; just like
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
in succession; one after another
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to breathe in and breathe out
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
conviction; belief; confidence
to do for (the sake of someone else)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
contradiction; inconsistency
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach