compelling force; legal force
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
auto-hypnosis; self-hypnosis; self-induced hypnotism
technique; art; skill; move
not limited to; not just ...
armed group; armed insurgents
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
selection; choice; picking out
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
person in charge; official; attendant
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
impossible; unlikely; improbable
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to grow in severity; to grow increasingly severe
legal; lawful; legitimate
flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift