sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
this is why; this means; it is the case that
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
complete; whole; perfect; safe
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
future (usually near); prospects
to try all possible means
seeing one off; farewell; escort
property; fortune; assets
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
separation; divorce; severing of connections
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to subsist; to keep on living
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved