and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
living thing; living creature; animal; life
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
inspection; examination; survey
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
whispering into a person's ear
with a start; with a jump
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to change completely; to change suddenly
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to talk; to chat; to chatter
such; like that; that sort of; very