affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
composition; constitution
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
root; source; origin; cause
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
the same; the said; likewise
low grade; vulgar; low class; cheap; low level
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
damp; moist (negative nuance)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
king of the hill; king of the castle; king of the mountain
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
right in the middle (of); midst; height
such; like that; that sort of; very
generation; the world; the age