worry; fear; anxiety; concern
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
timewise; temporal; chronal
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
intelligence gathering; information gathering
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
presence (impressive quality)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
adoration; admiration; devotion
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
to gather; to collect; to assemble
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?