reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
just because; even if; even though
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
to have a reason; to have an excuse
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
(initial) setup; installation
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
to exert oneself; to make efforts
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
impossible to do (although wants to)
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall
(find) common (meeting) ground
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected