they; those guys; those fellows
along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
entreaty; appeal; petition
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to step forward; to volunteer
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
simple honesty; tactless frankness
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
most part; greater part; majority
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys