to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
in case of; at that time; at this time
one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
penalty for contract breach
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
just one person; only one
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
impact of publicity or propaganda
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
failure story; horror story
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to compete with; to vie for
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
trouble; bother; annoyance
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact