to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to become excited; to grow lively
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
pessimism; disappointment
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
oneself and others; (in philosophy) subject and object; transitivity; transitive and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith
(social) position; status
honor; honour; credit; prestige
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
-less; lacking; non-existing
to rant and rave; to raise hell
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to pinch and crush; to pinch out