to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
one's every action; every single move
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
around the world; throughout the world
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
local; localized; partial; topical (application)
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
way of solving (a problem); solution
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
young person; youth; young
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat