emotional care; emotional support; caring for somebody's mental well-being
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
gesture; gesticulation; motion
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
(doing something) in tears
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
at someone's (something's) mercy
go that far; to that extent
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
beauty of style; beauty of form
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch