complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to show one's affection; to express one's love
arrogant; haughty; insolent
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
price; cost; value; worth; value
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
mid-air breakage or disintegration
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
but; however; provided that
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it