sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
serious; severe; grave; acute
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
preface; introduction; preamble
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to act on one's emotions; to be carried away by one's feelings; to get emotional
written oath; covenant; pledge
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
pair; the two; both persons; both things
for example; for instance; e.g.
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
long; drawn-out; very long
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
righteousness; justice; right
powerless; helpless; incompetent
to compose; to put together
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship