to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
calm; composed; cool; quiet
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
one's house; one's home; one's family
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)