opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
being startled; getting a shock
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
settlement out of court; private settlement
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
I have nothing to do with it
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
just because; even if; even though
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
departure; leaving; going away; recession
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused