concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to be able to manage somehow or another
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to say too much; to go too far
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag