to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
expression; look; countenance; face
self-control; self-restraint
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
separation; farewell; parting
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
redoing; doing over again
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
next term; next period; next version; next release
custom; habit; customary practice
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
support; backing; patronage
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to anticipate; to foresee
to raise someone's position; to raise someone's standing
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)