lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
full-time housewife; stay-at-home homemaker
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
in the same way as; just like
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
after school (at the end of the day)
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
reformatory; juvenile training school; reform school; youth detention center (centre)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
(looking) very bleak; having dim prospects
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
vulgar; coarse; crude; boorish; ill-mannered; mean
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)