to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to keep to oneself; to keep secret
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
either way; in any case; one way or another
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words