the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
fast-talking; rapid talking
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
belief; faith; conviction
based on; on the basis of
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to set a ladder up against
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to cultivate a better understanding
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
reigning; controlling; dictating
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
root; source; origin; cause
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
process; course; mechanism
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to have a talk; to tell a story
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to raise one's voice; to shout
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
aptitude; aptness; suitability