intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
proposal; offer; request; application
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to exert oneself; to make efforts
pointing out; identification
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to be needed; to be wanted
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
word game; wordplay; playing with words
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
companion; company; tritagonist
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
thicket; coppice; brushwood
business discussion; negotiation
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
for a while; for some time; for a period
to complain; to make a complaint