about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss; to loiter; to hang around; to wander around
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to burst open; to pop; to split
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
directly opposite; right in front
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
expectation; anticipation; forecast
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
chief; main; principal; major
ingredient; component; composition
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
they; those guys; those fellows
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
sentiment; sentimentality
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
to make a mistake; to blunder
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
one's post; place of work; workplace