hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
just past noon; afternoon
fishing industry; fishery
in that way; like that; that way
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
on bad terms; at loggerheads
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
witnessing; observing; sighting
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
to have as a side order (with drinks); to make fun of someone; to laugh at someone's expense
persecution complex; delusion of persecution; paranoia
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe