pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
estrangement; neglect; alienation; casting out; ostracism; giving the cold shoulder
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
on the occasion of; at the time of
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to talk to oneself; to mutter
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
instead; but (on the other hand)