to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
eternal; unlimited; endless
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
quitting while one is ahead
secret; private; surreptitious
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
(initial) setup; installation
front; frontage; facade; main
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
just because; even if; even though
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
turning round (a ship); changing course; veering
your (visual) observation
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager