to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
excessive; too much; unreasonable
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
surely; certainly; without doubt
self-interest; selfish desire
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
question; inquiry; enquiry
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
postponement; deferment; adjournment
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request