to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
previous engagement; prior contract
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
being on stage without respite; performing continuously; staying out the entire time; being in attendance continuously (e.g. at a meeting)
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to be transparent; to show through
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
weighting (in averaging); aggravation
installation; mounting; furnishing; run (on a bank); bank run
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
forcibly; against one's will
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
surely (not); certainly (not)
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to