basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to have a talk; to tell a story
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
hitting the ball squarely
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
headquarters; head office; main office
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
handful; small amount; small number
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
group; party; team; squad; section
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to take a breath; to take a short rest
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
human kindness; human weakness
to understand; to make out
interior; inside; internal