confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
otherwise; or else; if not
way (of doing); manner; method
unable to escape criticism; worthy of censure
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
sympathy; compassion; pity
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
net (amount); clear; net weight; net price; cost price; actual content
to shake one's head (in denial)
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
along the road; along the way
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
welcome; (warm) reception
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
the ways of the world; human nature
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
being too late; losing one's final chance
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive