evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to read the situation; to sense the mood
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
the way one works; one's working manner
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
order; command; directions; instructions
powerful person; influential person
tattling; telling on (someone)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
large number (of); many; majority
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
acquittal; pardon; papal indulgence
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
lately; recently; nowadays
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
this and that; one thing or another
indecent talk; dirty story
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
estrangement; alienation; disaffection