rather; better; instead; if anything
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
now that; since; so long as; because
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to take on a role; to take part
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
nausea; sickness in the stomach
feel compelled to; can't help but feel; can't help but do
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible