to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
in one's own way or style
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
to surround; to crowd around
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to tighten; to press hard
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)