background chatter on a film, TV show, etc.; walla; rhubard; extras; background actors
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to form a pair (pairs); to partner
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to start; to begin; to commence
ill will; malice; evil intent
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
critical moment; do-or-die situation
control; check; restraint; inhibition
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
nausea; sickness in the stomach
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
placing in a list (top ten, popularity, sales, etc.)
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
virtue; charm; merit; good point
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
discarding; firing (an employee)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
to move forward; to move on
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
it's no joke; gimme a break!
understanding person; supporter
to continue (going along some trend)
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
rumor; rumour; gossip; speculation; irresponsible criticism; hearsay
pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball
complete blockade (seal); baseball shutout