charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
riskiness; (level of) danger
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
trio; gang of three; threesome
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
and yet; though; when; in spite of
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
physical work; manual labour (labor)
lightly; easily; carelessly
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
fair and square; open and aboveboard
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
attractive body; nice-looking body