dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to talk (a person) down; to confute
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
(social) position; status
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
starting point; starting line
difficult problem; challenge
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
deposit (esp. on renting a house); security money; bond payment; guarantee