to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
interruption; interference; butting in
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
to unfold; to unroll; to open
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
beyond imagination; unimaginable
pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment
intimacy; affection; familiarity
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
such; this sort of; like this
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to employ; to hire; to engage
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly