to side with (someone); to support (someone)
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
power balance; balance of power
help; assistance; service
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
centre of attention; center of attention
same room; sharing a room; sharers of a room; same prison cell; sharing a cell
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
overprescription; overmedication; drug dependence
slanted eyes; upturned eyes; eyes that are turned up at the outer corners
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
I appreciate your efforts
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
fitness training; development of physical strength; building stamina; keeping up one's fitness
carving; engraving; chiselled features
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
making an incision in the abdomen; performing a laparotomy
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
society; company; the public; the world
can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)
bullying; teasing; chivying
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant