duty; obligation; responsibility
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
companion; partner; spouse
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
silence (not speaking); muteness
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to breathe out; to exhale
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
serious look (on one's face); straight face
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand