anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
delay; putting off; procrastination
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
cherry blossom (colour, color)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
since when; from when; how long
resignation; acceptance; consolation
indicate reason; infers some protest
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
top of the head; crown of the head
now that you say that; now that you mention it
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
cable television; cable TV
friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity