to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to listen again; to ask again
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
true character; real nature
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
you could say that; that might be so
for example; for instance; e.g.
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
mask; disguise; guise; mask
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
(rubbing) salt in the wound
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite