thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
sense of values; values; value system
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
the other day; a few days ago
proposal; proposition; suggestion
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
advocate; proponent; supporter
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to talk; to chat; to chatter
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
quarrel; dispute; argument
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
all eyes; public attention
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
falling of the curtain; coming to an end
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
derailment; digression; deviation
to bring back; to restore
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it