to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to be transparent; to show through
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
noninvolvement; nonintervention; neutrality
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
much less; to say nothing of
consequence; result; conclusion; apodosis
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat