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 challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
whatever (the case may be)
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
to fight with each other; to fight amongst yourselves
deep inside; innermost place
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
whatever the case; under any circumstances
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten