irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
participation; joining; entry; adherence
blood and iron; military might
change; transformation; inversion
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
after the end (of something); post-
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
conviction; belief; confidence
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
though; notwithstanding; although
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on