matter causing distress; something causing worry
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
meeting; rendezvous; romantic encounter; date
invitation; introduction; temptation
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
physical strength; muscle strength
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
the big two...; two major...; two main...
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
council (deliberative, consultative); commission of inquiry (enquiry)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
unpopular (esp. with the opposite sex); undatable
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
equality; impartiality; evenness
based on; on the basis of
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
trio; gang of three; threesome
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
peephole; spyhole; inspection hole; observation window
moron; idiot; stupid person
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude