anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
ornamental garden stone (placed to give a natural appearance); garden rock; sacrifice stones; sacrifice (of oneself, one's career, etc.); stones used in a foundation; riprap
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
number two; mistress; concubine
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
finishing blow; coup de grâce
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
beater (for eggs, etc.); beater (of a bass drum, triangle, etc.); mallet
to kill; to beat to death
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
black lustre; black luster
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
stiletto (dagger); stiletto heel
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
rush (of people or activity); rush (sudden forward motion); rush hour; rushes; dailies
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)