returning tit for tat; retaliating
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
not caring; not giving a damn
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
way of talking; speaking style
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
of tender years; very young
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to employ; to hire; to charter
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
pleasant feeling; good vibes
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
sincere; honest; faithful
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
race (of people); type of person
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
reality; actuality; hard fact
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess