to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
platform; home; home base; home plate
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
on countless occasions; many a time
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to take to; to let one's heart go out to
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to help each other; to cooperate
long ago; a long time ago; already
to yearn for; to pine for
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
society; public; community; social studies
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly