to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to kick into (e.g. a ball into the goal)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to be angular; to jut out; to be pointed; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop
one edge; one end; one side
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
it hasn't been long since
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
as before; as ever; as it was originally
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...