to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
(social) position; status
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
serious; not joking; straight
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to prevent; to take precautions
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to walk away; to walk off
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
very likely; very probable
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
regret; repentance; remorse
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
supreme; sublime; highest
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting