definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to whine; to make feeble complaints
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate