running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
article; thing; object; property; real estate
in search of; in order to look for
difficult problem; challenge
business discussion; negotiation
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
one of these days; someday; one day
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
returning tit for tat; retaliating
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
invincible; ever-victorious; unconquerable; unbeaten
enraged outcry; loud protest; being bitterly criticized by others; being loudly denounced by others
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
simple honesty; tactless frankness
to correct oneself; to restate
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
to do for (the sake of someone else)
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto