solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
strong interaction; strong force
at some point in the past; at some stage
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
good person; virtuous person
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
fast-talking; rapid talking
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
deep inside; innermost place
very likely; very probable
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
like this; in this way; as you see
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into