passion; enthusiasm; zeal
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
in the end; at the end of the day
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
to have a talk; to tell a story
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
just because; even if; even though
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
single word; a few words; brief comment
the world in general; society; convention
percent; per cent; percentage
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
ten; 10; ten years of age
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
set of three; three sets; three classes
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
treating someone like a child
and yet; though; when; in spite of
going to bed (usu. with someone)
(sexually) attractive older woman; mature woman; MILF
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up