criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
break in time; interruption; pause
accumulation; accumulate; store
roundhouse kick; turning kick
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
to have an uneasy conscience
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to defy conventional wisdom
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
communication skills; communication ability
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
sense of touch; sense of being touched; tactile sense
gurgling; burbling; bubbling; sound of water mixing with air (e.g. water welling up, pouring water, drain pipe, gushing forth)
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
one's own child; one's own children
love between a parent and child; parent-child affection
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
a lot; to a very great extent; absolutely
apt to (do); liable to; prone to
joints; points (of a speech)
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
even though; despite; when
quotation; citation; reference
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
you could say; you might say; verging on the
worst; worst-case (scenario)