to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
drunkenness; intoxication
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
serious; severe; grave; acute
for example; for instance; e.g.
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
to feel affectionate towards; to have feelings for; to care for; to hold dear
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
stifled (laughter); simmering
cruelty; hard-heartedness
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
like this; this sort; this way
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
restoration; repair; mending
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool