opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
regular customer; valued client
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
philanthropic activity; charity work
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
sending a telegram; telegraphing; wiring
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
ill will; malice; evil intent
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
hook (high point of a song); chorus
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper