happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
had better ...; had better not ...
to shake one's head (in denial)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
this and that; one thing or another
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to slide into; to slip into
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
monolith; large slab of rock
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to disperse; to take a castle
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my