to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
without; unless; have to do
not worth considering; out of the question
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
orphan; person without friends
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
that's the way it is; such is life
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
sympathy; compassion; pity
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
one way or the other; either way
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
not caring; not giving a damn
conversely; on the contrary
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to be surprised; to be astonished
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
a woman's natural inclination to care for others; big-sisterly disposition
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
in this way; thus; such; uh...
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to like; to love; to be fond of
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
present; gift; to give a present or gift
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
dealing with; coping with
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
such; like that; that sort of; very