right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
reopening; resumption; restarting
after that; afterwards; thereafter
(how) many times; (how) often
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to disperse; to take a castle
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to speak ill of; to disparage
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
by myself; in person; by oneself
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify