stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
had better ...; had better not ...
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
cooperation; collaboration
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
discovery; detection; finding
changing cell phone models
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to make an appearance; to show up
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to read the situation; to sense the mood
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
any more; any further; any better; any longer
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
study; research; investigation