will; volition; intention; intent; determination
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to need; to call for; to require
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
morality; moral principles
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
future (usually near); prospects
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to lend an ear to; to listen to
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
reality; actuality; hard fact
to thrust before; to thrust at
besides; in addition; also; moreover
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
clearing one's throat; cough
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)