give-and-take; give and take
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
vicious circle; vicious cycle
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
at; in; at; when; by; with
safety; welfare; well-being
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
trembling with excitement
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
hostility; antagonism; opposition
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
means; way; method; measure
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
personification; impersonation; embodiment
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing