friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
company; corporation; workplace
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with