to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
transactions; dealings; business
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
blood relationship; blood relative
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to become pale; to turn pale
choices; alternatives; options
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to rise; to erect; to get up
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to hide; to keep to oneself
not necessarily so; is not always true
how; in what way; how about; questionable
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum