drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
action; operation; effect; function
having said that; on the other hand
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
impossible; unlikely; improbable
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to search for; to seek for; to look for
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
ultimate; final; last; eventual
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
present (brought by a visitor); gift
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
clear; distinct; evident; definite
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
private opinion; personal view; personal opinion
each individual; each person
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
as a child; when one was a child