relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
dealing with; coping with
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to develop into a serious incident
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
one day; (on) a certain day
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
two-way; bidirectional; interactive
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
evident; plain; distinct; clear
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
to become vulgar; to coarsen
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
interpersonal; between individuals
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to thrust away; to send flying
decline; fall; decay; withering
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest