to attempt; to test; to try out
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
to apologize; to apologise
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
determination; resolution
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
single word; a few words; brief comment
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
in the same way as; just like
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to rise; to erect; to get up