that is to say; so that means
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
low (level, value, price, etc.)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
stall (in flying); downturn; slowdown; slump
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
second; number two; runner-up
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
(police) detective; criminal matter
society; public; community; social studies
to be helpful; to be useful
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
lost article; something forgotten