mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
ill will; malice; evil intent
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
to brush gently; to stroke; to caress
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
violent emotion; passion; fury
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.)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
in that way; like that; that way
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
contrary to one's expectations
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
relatively; comparatively