feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to be transparent; to show through
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to put a thing on top of another; to cover; to lay something on
sharply; harshly; stingingly
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
tedious; boring; being fed up with
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
two parts; two copies; the second part
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
when it becomes; when it comes to
to lose a quarrel; to lose an argument; to be talked down
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest