selection; choice; option
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
and yet; though; when; in spite of
in that manner; like that
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
tolerance; broad-mindedness
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
support; backing; aid; assistance
how many months?; how long?
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to make an appearance; to show up
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
entreaty; supplication; petition
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
how long; how much; to what extent
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
point in question (at issue)
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to be opposite; to face each other