choices; alternatives; options
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to harm; to cause harm to
to push away; to push aside; to shove
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
complete blockade (seal); baseball shutout
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
way of speaking; intimation
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to some extent; to a certain extent
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
pleasure; delight; enjoyment
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible