antipathy; reluctance; resistance
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
receptionist; reception woman
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to be at a loss for words
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
at once; immediately; right now
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
large amount of money; great cost
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
being concerned about or mindful of
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
power; authority; jurisdiction
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
by sheer strength; by brute force
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection