to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
commencing with; including
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
ability; capability; competence; skill
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
consenting to; agreeing to; understanding; being convinced of; being satisfied
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
opening fully; full throttle; full power
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
(wearing) nothing but a pair of underpants
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
several hundred; hundreds (of)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
offensive (movement); aggression
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big