to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
complete; whole; perfect; safe
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
sympathy; compassion; pity
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
(political) power; authority; influence
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
etc.; et cetera; and so on
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to slap; to strike; to spank
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency