to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to get angry; to lose one's temper
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to check; to stop; to keep back
feeling; sense; impression
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
the other day; lately; recently
considerably; fairly; quite
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to apologize; to apologise
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
hostility; animosity; enmity
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)