to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
reality; actuality; hard fact
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
love; attachment; lovesickness
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
suggestion; hint; implication
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
alienation; estrangement; leaving (someone) out; casting out; cutting off; avoiding
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through