to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
reopening; resumption; restarting
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
in one's own way or style
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
such; this sort of; like this
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
individual; private person; personal; natural person
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
power; authority; jurisdiction
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
classmate; friend in the same class
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
reason; grounds; circumstances
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)