friction; discord; strife
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
existence; being; presence
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
proposal; proposition; suggestion
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
final; eventual; ultimate
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly