anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
to accept; to receive; to agree
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
irritation; annoyance; frustration
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
correction; rectification; mending; repair
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to need; to demand; to take; to require