to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
sincere; earnest; serious
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
exactly as stated; verbatim
old friend; familiar face
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
since when; from when; how long
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
expression; look; countenance; face
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
whole face; all over one's face
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
outside of; not covered by
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
little finger; pinky; little toe
treating someone like a child