pressure; oppression; suppression
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
pork barreling; political patronage; handing out benefits to one's electoral district
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
likability; favorability; popularity
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
long time; several hours; long spell
8th day of the month; eight days
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
magnetization; magnetisation