there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
to be crabby; to be unsociable; to be snippy; to be irritable
otherwise; or else; if not
concession; conciliation; compromise
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
came here; coming here; recently
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
(sudden, heavy) shower (on a summer afternoon or evening); evening shower
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
intensification; aggravation
to sniff out; to get wind of
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
certain; definite; clear; credible
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to satisfy one's appetite