one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
reading too much into (what ... says)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
to have a talk; to tell a story
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
it seems so; that's what it looks like
war; fighting; fierce competition
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
close to the wall; alongside the wall