to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
because; for; the reason why is ...
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to be able to reduce the price; to be able to be reduced
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
you could say that; that might be so
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me
tone (of voice); manner of talking
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
a little bit; a little while
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe