giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to watch over; to watch attentively
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
all around; as far as the eye can see
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
simple and clear; plain and simple
without; but if; otherwise; or else
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of