memories; recollections; reminiscence
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
forcibly; against one's will
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
tone (of voice); manner of talking
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
very likely; very probable
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to like; to love; to be fond of
bad influence; negative influence
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank