affirmation; affirmative (logic)
unanticipated; unexpected
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
personal affair; one's own affair
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
towering; astonishingly high
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
hostility; antagonism; opposition
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
nice; likeable; desirable
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
defeat; loss; reverse; setback