to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
young and energetic; up-and-coming
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise; to take a dig at
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
standing in each other's way; holding each other back; getting in the way of each other's success; hindering each other's progress
connection; link; relationship
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to appear all together; to be all present
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
all eyes; public attention
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not