objection; dissent; protest
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
either way; in any case; one way or another
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
not worth (getting angry about, etc.)
one's mental make-up (structure)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
family a woman has married into
extravagant; wasteful of money
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to cause laughter; to extract a smile
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
when; how soon; how long until
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to push away; to push aside; to shove
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
sexual experience (with men)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
such ... as; or some such