natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
to have a talk; to tell a story
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
from now; from this moment; henceforth
then; and (then); in that case; if so
perfect; complete; flawless
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
intelligence network; information network
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)