to spoil; to rot; to corrode
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
with a boing; with a sproing; with a crack; with a pop; (hitting) with vigour; with a kick
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
of course; certainly; naturally
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
odds and ends; all; every
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
go on!; right!; here goes!
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
being very busy; busyness
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)