honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to feel inferior; to feel small
to leave (a scene); to step away
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
help; assistance; service
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
joints; points (of a speech)
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to say no more; to sink into silence
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
complete recovery; healing
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless