victim; injured party; sufferer
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to like; to love; to be fond of
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
personal; individual; private
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
grasp; catch; understanding
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
results; record; grades; marks
popular person; favorite; favourite
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
only recently; just of late
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal