bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
to nip (something) in the bud
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
looter; plunderer; pillager; marauder
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
personal history; background; career
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate