deep emotion; strong feelings
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
evil thought; malicious motive
desirable prey; easy game; easy mark; easy prey; easy target
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
way of reciting; way of telling a story
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
tendency; trend; inclination
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
how; in what way; how about
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
tedious; boring; being fed up with
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
strict; close; precise; scrupulous