to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
literally; to the letter; literal
foster sibling; foster brother; foster sister
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
devotion; attachment; infatuation
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to thrust before; to thrust at
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
almost; roughly; approximately
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept