traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
sweetish; somewhat sweet; somewhat lenient; kind of optimistic
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to leave as is; to ignore
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
illegal; illicit; unlawful
application; request; petition
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
reading too much into (a statement, etc.)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)