unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
victim; injured party; sufferer
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
chorus; singing in a chorus
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
(having great) expectation; pinning one's hopes on
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
dim witted; bird-brained; dullard
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
great laughter; burst of laughter
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
what people say; rumours; public opinion
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
ill-bred; poorly brought up
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
family name; lineage; birth; clan
carefully; with (great) care; with caution
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit