I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
speaking voice; talking voice
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to be hesitant; to feel timid
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
fair and square; open and aboveboard
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
because of; owing to; due to
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
preservation; retainment; keeping
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check