point of compromise; common ground
as (for); for; in the capacity of
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to be silent; to say nothing
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
sanity; consciousness; soberness
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
I'll write again soon (closure for a letter, etc.); more anon; sincerely yours; yours truly
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
at least; at most; (even) just
maintenance; preservation; improvement
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
to say no more; to sink into silence
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
as if nothing had happened
unimpressive; unimpressed
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to crack (person's voice); to squeak