to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
what kind of; what sort of; what
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
ratio; proportion; percentage
percent; per cent; percentage
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation (in Hegelianism)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect