complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
junior high school student; middle school pupil
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
casual speech; peer language; informal language
not caring; not giving a damn
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
single word; a few words; brief comment
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
reserve; reticence; unfriendliness; estrangement
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold