to be hesitant; to feel timid
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
these guys; these fellows
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
difference; variation; difference
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...