loved one; lover; sweetheart
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
surrounding at a distance
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
general idea; concept; notion
first place (in a race); first to arrive; one suit (of clothes); one item (of clothing); putting on (formal clothes); wearing
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
pride; boast; credit (to)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
to fight against; to oppose; to face
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to be consistent; to be coherent
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it