to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
suddenly; all of a sudden
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
headfirst slide; head-first sliding
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
addition; adding; supplement
to put one's strength into
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
specialization; specialisation
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to mind; to care; to worry
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable