refusal; rejection; denial; veto
year in, year out; always; 24-7
name; given name; first name
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
just because; even if; even though
to be kind to; to treat kindly
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
besides; in addition; also; moreover
number one; first; best; most; game; round
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
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
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to complete decisively; to do to completion
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
innocent; not guilty; harmless
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest