ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
single word; a few words; brief comment
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
metal fittings; metal fixtures
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
assertion; declaration; affirmation