big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
desperately; for one's dear life
one's whole heart; everything one feels
regret; repentance; remorse
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to be kind to; to treat kindly
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
sincere; earnest; serious
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
with all one's strength; with all one's might
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
what do you want?; can I help you?
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
door; gate; opening; title page
Leigh (Britain); Ri; Li; Lie