intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
regret; repentance; remorse
recollection; reminiscence
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
not giving up; keeping at it until one succeeds; (lit.) falling seven times, getting up eight times; the vicissitudes of life; ups and downs in life
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
of no interest; not interested
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
along the road; along the way
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
an issue being settled; a case being closed
forced repatriation; deportation
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
depending on; dependent on