amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
surroundings; environs; circumference
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
feigned innocence or naivete; beguiling innocence; wolf in sheep's clothing
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
somehow; for some reason or other
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
feeling sick (suddenly); feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry (suddenly); being offended; being disgusted
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
kindness; intimacy; friendship
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief