to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
going through; going via; going by way of
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
indicate reason; infers some protest
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
process; course; mechanism
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
personal; individual; private
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to increase; to add to; to augment