nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
occupation; calling; livelihood
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
unidentifiable; unidentified
feeling on the skin; skin sensation
preference; priority; precedence
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
whispering; murmuring; subdued
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
house built on sand; house of cards
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
decision; determination; resolution
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
standpoint; position; viewpoint; footing; starting point; basis (e.g. of an argument)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end