saying goodbye (to); bidding farewell (to); breaking off (with); farewell; goodbye; adieu
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
influence; effect; impact
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
whispering into a person's ear
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
rather than; more ... than ...
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
quarrel; dispute; argument
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
person concerned; interested party; related party
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
really; truly; indeed; good grief
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
playing the victim; playing the victim card
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)