plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
protest; refutation; pleading
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
large number (of); many; majority
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
direction of travel; direction of movement
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
to make an appeal; to urge
to raise one's voice; to shout
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
to do a silly thing; to do something stupid
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to intervene; to stop (something)
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential