debate; panel discussion; forum
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
to do as much as is humanly possible; to try every possible means
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
although I say; although one might say; although called
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
condition; situation; prospects
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
contrary to one's expectations
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
to leave to take its own course; to let a matter take care of itself
how; in what way; in what manner
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
pointing out; identification
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after