way; method; means; resource; course
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
arbitration; intercession; mediation
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
clear; precise; definite; distinct
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
tendency; trend; inclination
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
several times; a few times
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
near oneself; close to one; familiar
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
near; close by; within reach; familiar
right in the midst of; right at the height of
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
two times; twice; two degrees
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes