aggression; invasion; raid
only recently; just of late
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
space (room, area, outer space)
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
difficult to ...; hard to ...
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
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)
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
to hide; to conceal oneself
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
item; something that one "just has to have"
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just