to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
good feeling; feeling good
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
convention; tired tradition; old custom
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
when it becomes; when it comes to
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
deep emotion; strong feelings
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee