ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
it's no joke; gimme a break!
crash; smash; crunch; bang
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
foul-mouthed; foul (language); abusive; greedy; gluttonous
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
conviction; belief; confidence
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
hating; strongly disliking
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to have meaning; to be meaningful
by myself; in person; by oneself
to raise one's voice; to shout
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very