consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
support; backing; patronage
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
damage (esp. financial) caused by harmful rumours or misinformation (rumors)
righteousness; justice; right
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
influence; clout; leverage
consideration; taking into account
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
impassioned speech; fervent speech
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
grudge; complaint; reproach
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
person concerned; interested party; related party
to harm; to cause harm to
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
cannot be compared with; no match for
training; drill; practice; discipline
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)