friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
(endlessly) doting (on someone); (constantly) petting (someone) as if they were a pet
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
in the end; on top of that
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter