degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
last ray of hope; only hope
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
sports-minded; sports-oriented
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
destination (in travel); place where one is staying
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to move out (of); to leave; to vacate
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
that; the matter in question
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge