punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
failure; rejection; rupture
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
motherland; fatherland; native country
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to grant someone's request
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
to be opposite; to face each other
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
alone; unaided; away from home
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
to burn with combativeness
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
literature; books (reference); document
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
nonpoisonous; nontoxic; harmless
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model