nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
dozens; scores of; decades
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
even more; still more; further
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to thrust away; to send flying
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
like this; this sort; this way
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
to carry out one's mission
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received; closed won
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen