to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
dealing with; coping with
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
rearrangement (of classes); recomposition; recombination; reclassification
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
comma; decimal point; radix point
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to join together; to combine; to join up
each time it happens; at all such times
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
starting point; point of departure
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
pair; the two; both persons; both things
two colours; two varieties; two types