to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
and yet; though; when; in spite of
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
fuse; pilot light; cause (of a war, argument, revolt, etc.); origin; trigger
by myself; in person; by oneself
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
commandant; commanding officer; general
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
in that manner; like that
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
already; now; no longer; not any more