freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
resentment; indignation; anger
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to look around; to look towards (us)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to be prolonged; to drag on
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
as usual; as is one's habit
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
reading too much into (what ... says)
idea; design; motif; conception; intention
plural; multiple; several
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot