to discuss; to talk together
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
different opinion; objection
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to shake; to waver; to tremble
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
negotiations; discussions; connection
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
place; room; margin; scope
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
one's physical safety; personal security
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to stop talking; to break off; to pause