grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
fashionable thing; popular thing; craze
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
moderate faction; moderates
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
abuse; invective; denunciation; sharp criticism
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
alteration; falsification; faking
personal feelings; self-interest
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
in that way; like that; that way
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
in this manner; in this way; like this
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
offensive (movement); aggression
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam