negotiations; discussions; connection
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
immediately; right away; on the spot
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
(lit.) to carry a bomb; to have a bomb about to go off; to have an imminent problem; to be in danger of relapse
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
self-defense; self-defence
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to shed light; to cast light
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
such ... as; or some such