small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to be needed; to be wanted
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
womanly; ladylike; feminine
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
at the last moment; this late in the game
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to be scattered around; to be all over the place
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
there being no use in arguing (about it)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
drinking habits; drunken behavior; drunken behaviour
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize