to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
each individual; each person
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
secret; private; surreptitious
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
decision; determination; resolution
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp