savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
conducting oneself properly; right conduct; doing the right thing
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
several years standing; over several years
sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
haughty; arrogant; supercilious
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
what do you want?; can I help you?
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
to be impolite; to be discourteous
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to stiffen; to become stiff
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
surely; certainly; without doubt
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
falling in love; attachment
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
if possible; if it is in my power; if it was realistic
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
sense of loss; feeling of loss
array; muster; line-up; full force
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear