coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to perceive; to understand
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
existence; possession; having; limited company
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients