armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
to rest one's chin in one's hands
beyond comparison; incomparable
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
funeral; burial; condolence
one's condolences; feelings of sympathy
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia
self-deprecating; self-mocking
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
laser; Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
unexpected meeting; coincidence
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to amuse oneself; to make merry
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
to compete with; to vie for
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
self-centered; stuck on oneself
to be touching; to be moving
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness