to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
proposal; offer; request; application
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
proposal; proposition; suggestion
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
negotiations; discussions; connection
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
pure heart; naivete; innocence
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to force open; to push open
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
nothing but; none other than
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
directly opposite; right in front
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)