to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
shady; underhanded; questionable
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to send or direct a person to
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
sour look; surly face; pout
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
blood relationship; blood relative
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
both; both sides; both parties
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to move forward; to move on
cooperation; collaboration
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
sales; selling; marketing
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
sense of loss; feeling of loss
close; intimate; on good terms
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times