person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
true character; real nature
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot