value to society; raison d'être; existence value
good feeling; feeling good
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to get tired out; to be exhausted
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
to offend someone; to give offence; to hurt someone's feelings
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
putting a deliberately bad interpretation (on a person's actions); petty-minded suspicion
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
resentment; indignation; anger
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)