to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
commission; proxy; power of attorney; authorization
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
atrocious crime; heinous crime
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
social; societal; societary
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
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.)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
application; request; petition
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
right (to do something); authority; power
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
protest; refutation; pleading
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
concession; conciliation; compromise
sick person; patient; invalid
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison