distrust of (other) human beings
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to be to the point; to be pertinent
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
almost not able (to do something)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
second (unit of time); arc second
to take a breath; to take a short rest
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
fickle; inconstant; capricious; having many romantic interests
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
fickle; capricious; inconstant; changeable; whimsical
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter