rather; sooner; preferably
pleasant feeling; good vibes
step; stride; counter for steps
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
beautification; glorification
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
sour look; surly face; pout
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to be softened; to calm down
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
property; fortune; assets
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise