to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
serves you right!; see what happens!
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
to like; to love; to be fond of
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
unprincipled; inconstant; unscrupulous
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to raise one's voice; to shout
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
more than usual; especially; particularly
calm; composed; cool; quiet
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
welcome; (warm) reception
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
three days and three nights
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
route for a date; course of activities for dating couples
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person