on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
mediation; intercession; smoothing over
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
dismissal (from a position); discharge
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
personal feelings; self-interest
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
if so; in that case; in that situation
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
use; utilization; utilisation; application
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)