to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
not caring; not giving a damn
just because; even if; even though
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to challenge (a person) to a fight
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to fight against; to oppose; to face
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
at once; immediately; right now
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
appointment; rendezvous; date
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
to make oneself available (free)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be able to manage somehow or another
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
(another's) daughter; young lady
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
both; both sides; both parties