substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
forcibly; against one's will
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
cooperation; collaboration
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
reputation; respectability
button (clothing); push-button
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
hand net; dip net; scoop net
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
petty underling; small fry
measurement error; calculation error
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to be in danger of; to be liable to
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid