respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
first meeting; first interview with
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
abusive language; violent language; wild words
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
indiscriminately; recklessly
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
finally; in the end; on top of all that
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause