small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
expressing one's opinion; speaking one's mind; making known; revealing
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to subsist; to keep on living
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
confusion; mixing; merger
deformity; distortion; disability; word written at the end of a letter
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
assertion; declaration; affirmation
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
showing no signs of (verb); extremely unlikely to (verb)
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
future prospects; promise
early (days); initial stage; initial
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
in proportion to; according to; depending on
at first; in the beginning; originally