pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus
crash; smash; crunch; bang
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
rough-and-ready (medical) treatment; drastic remedy; drastic treatment; drastic measures; drastic steps
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
unknown; obscure; insignificant
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to appear uneasy; to appear anxious
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
had better ...; had better not ...
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
timid; fainthearted; weak-willed
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to be injured; to sustain a wound
(exercising) the right to command
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
giving a loud pep talk; encouraging (someone) strongly in a loud voice
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
last days; the end; one's fate
association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union