to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
whichever one chooses; either way
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
annual turning off of lights, etc.
just because; even if; even though
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
climbing to the summit; summiting
image; figure; figure; form; image
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
the same generation; coeval
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to overdo; to do too much
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard