one's best interests; one's own good
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
as if nothing had happened
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
male homosexuality; sodomy; (arch.) male prostitute
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
rather; sooner; preferably
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
means of transportation; transport service
interference; intervention; meddling
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
stupid girl; stupid woman
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means