to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
original intention; initial resolution
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
miser; niggard; cheapskate
absolute basics; very rudiments
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
good old; good old-fashioned
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
aforementioned; above-mentioned
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to chase; to run after; to pursue
killing two birds with one stone
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
friction; discord; strife
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
toast; congratulatory cup
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position