to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
large serving; large portion
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
interrupting a game; time out
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
each nation; many nations; many countries
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
you could say; you might say; verging on the
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
arrest; apprehension; capture
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to turn completely into; to become completely
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up