even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
changing again and again; seesawing back and forth; being in a state of flux
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
one's in-laws (esp. a woman's in-laws)
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
condition; state (of health); appearance
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to move up (e.g. date, rank, order); to be advanced; to be carried (of a number in addition)
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to