alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to become better; to improve
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
freely; frankly; without reserve
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
offense and defense; offence and defence
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
to bury; to embed; to implant
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
by today; before the day is over
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
proper; right; reasonable
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc.; nth-round match (in a knockout tournament)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
serious; not joking; straight