dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to be worried; to be troubled
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
preface; introduction; preamble
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
society; the world; the times
proper; respectable; decent; honest
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew