ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
head; brains; intellect; understanding
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
reason; cause; history; origin
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
for today; for the time being
unexpectedly; surprisingly
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both