to understand from experience
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to appease; to suppress; to calm
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
principle; theory; fundamental truth
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
fixed date; appointed day
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
other side; opposite side; other party
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
convenience; user-friendliness
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to become empty; to be emptied
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach