reaction; response; reaction
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
hello; good day; good afternoon
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
to quit one's job; to resign
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
secret; private; surreptitious
big leakage; uncontained leak
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to come from; to have roots in
to subsist; to keep on living
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
one's (official) authority; power
abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance
mental derangement; madness; insanity
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
sympathy; compassion; pity
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
exemplar; model; example; pattern
bad example; bad precedent
by all means; by all costs
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky