pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
both; both sides; both parties
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to refuse; to reject; to deny
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
on bad terms; at loggerheads
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to succeed; to bear fruit
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
prudence; discretion; thought
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
difficult to ...; hard to ...
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
meow; miaow; cat; kitty; pussy cat
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
tail (animal); tail end; tip
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to become fraught with emotion
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed