to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
trouble; bother; annoyance
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
full impact; packing a punch
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
courteous; decorous; polite
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
to harm; to cause harm to
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
heroine; great woman; brave woman; woman of strong character; Amazon
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by