to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
cares; ill feeling; reserve
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
essence; true nature; substance; reality
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to bawl; to cry; to scream
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to start working; to take action
independence; self-reliance
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
worst; poor and boring; uncool
at the last moment; this late in the game
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
partly open; in half bloom
to force open; to push open
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
connection; link; relationship