bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
hostility; animosity; enmity
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to speak; to say; to vocalize
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
because of; owing to; due to
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
attention seeker; look-at-me
just because; even if; even though
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
feeling sick (suddenly); feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry (suddenly); being offended; being disgusted
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to give directions; to issue instructions
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
beforehand; in advance; previously