cruelty; hard-heartedness
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
selection; choice; option
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
regret; repentance; remorse
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to increase; to add to; to augment
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
both; both sides; both parties
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
machine parts; machinery; equipment
accurate; correct; precise; exact
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out