make no progress; remain unsettled
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to rock; to shake; to swing
interference; meddling; butting in
useless resistance; vain struggle
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
extension; prolongation; enlargement (e.g. of a photograph)
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
what can you expect from a child with parents like that?; such parents, such children
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
government office; agency; board
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
concrete; tangible; material
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
acquaintance; appreciative friend
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
degree of familiarity; popularity
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
that's a different matter; that's a different story
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of