to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
single word; a few words; brief comment
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
unpredictability; element of surprise
mentally strong; strong-willed
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
vocal sound; tone of voice
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
everything one does; whatever one does
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
protest; refutation; pleading
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to spit out; to eject; to dump
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to complain; to lodge a complaint
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive