to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
just because; even if; even though
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
and yet; despite (all) that
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
irritation; annoyance; frustration
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
protective instinct; defensive instinct
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
if so; in that case; in that situation
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
(organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal; strong reaction (against)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
fully prepared; all ready
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify