a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
advocate; defender; champion; backer
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
person concerned; interested party; related party
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)