to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
proposal; proposition; suggestion
basket; basketball; basket cloth
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
expression; look; countenance; face
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument