traditional; conventional
rational; reasonable; logical
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
lowest-ranking; one-star (hotel, restaurant, etc.)
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to do together; to share; to participate in
dissection; autopsy; analysis
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to torment; to torture; to harass
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
charging (electrically); electrification
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
conference room; council room
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
smallish; on the small side