to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
what kind of; what sort of; what
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
after the end (of something)
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
having no idea; having no clue
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to break the silence; to break one's silence
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort