to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
(your) judgment; discernment
to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
how many people; a number of people
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
in person; personally; directly
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
(state of) house arrest; (state of) confinement