selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
metallic sound; metallic clank
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
rebellious phase; rebellious age
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)
dull sound; muffled sound
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan