invisibly; secretly; privately
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
to badger; to pester; to beg
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to raise one's voice; to shout
near; close; beside; third person
to examine someone's expression
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
point of an argument; drift of an argument
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
year in, year out; always; 24-7
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
eighth day of the month; eight days
middle of the night; dead of night
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to have a talk; to tell a story
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
clearing one's throat; cough
to apologize; to apologise
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with