you could say; you might say; verging on the
priority; order of precedence
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
slut; floozie; ho; bitch; witch; overbearing woman
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to be softened; to calm down
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
reduction by half; halving
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
sympathy; compassion; pity
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
philandering; itch for women
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
nothing but; none other than
to look away; to avert one's eyes
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to be embarrassed; to lose face
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of