crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
I see; that's right; indeed
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
whispered conversation; whispering
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)