unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
conversely; on the contrary
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
lovers talk; sweet nothings
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
objection; dissent; protest
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
moderately; in moderation
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
treating someone like a child
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
eating; bite (in fishing)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
though; notwithstanding; although