main cause; primary factor
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
manners; behavior; behaviour
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
whispering into a person's ear
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
proposal; proposition; suggestion
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
throughout; all through; right through
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently