seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to be needed; to be wanted
busybody; meddler; nosey parker
to (seem) eager to; to want to; to be anxious to
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to unfold; to unroll; to open
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); (lit.) dogs and monkeys
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation