study; learning; tutorial
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
only; merely; but; no more than
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
returning tit for tat; retaliating
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education