intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
close call; narrow escape
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
popular person; favorite; favourite
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
to escape from; to get out
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves