to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
assertion; declaration; affirmation
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
detention pending trial; confinement; custody
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
body; physical system; (the) person
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
smoothly; easily; readily
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
bluff; false show of power; bold front
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion