to toady; to be obsequious
diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
consultation office; information center; bureau; agency
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
failure; mistake; blunder
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
just because; even if; even though
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to glare at each other; to confront each other
scenery; scene; landscape
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
somehow or other; one way or another; by some means or other
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall