precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
on the occasion of; at the time of
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
in person; personally; directly
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
two times; twice; two degrees
another; different; something else
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
in the end; at the end of the day
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)