to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
love-hate relationships drama (movie, etc.)
inattention; absent-mindedness
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to feel inferior; to feel small
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
negative emotions; negative feelings
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
isolation; being alone; being friendless
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
phantom; vision; illusion
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
reproachful; hateful; bitter
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to bring back; to restore
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
being startled; getting a shock
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
wild beast; wild animal; brute
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
attractive body; nice-looking body