securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
beforehand; in advance; previously
to say; to tell; to state; to do
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
victim; injured party; sufferer
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
cruelty; hard-heartedness
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
long ago; already; a long time ago
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating
preference; priority; precedence
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
lacking potential for advancement; no-hoper
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play