complimentary ticket; courtesy card; discount coupon
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
sympathy; compassion; pity
toxic parent; parent who interferes excessively in their children's lives
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
to differ; to vary; to disagree
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
reform; reformation; reorganization
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at