on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
with a clink (click, clack)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
discovery; detection; finding
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
good person; virtuous person
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
loser; defeated person; the defeated
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid