claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
retention; maintenance; preservation
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
unpopular (with); out of favour (with); badly received
just because; even if; even though
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
have a good day; take care; see you
how others look at you; what others think about you
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
(one's) speech; expression of views; discussion
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
not caring; not giving a damn
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
another time; some other time
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)