to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
a real man would (shut up and) ...
fate; destiny; predestination
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
sitting with one knee drawn up
helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
changing seasons; season's transition; transition from one season to the next; turn of the seasons; turning of the seasons
thawing of snow; thaw; thaw (in relations)
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
can't help worrying; besides myself with worry
to nip (something) in the bud
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
loyal retainer; loyal subject
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
to talk; to carry meaning
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
intensification; aggravation
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down