tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
considerably; greatly; a lot
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
reconciliation; make peace with
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
irritation; annoyance; frustration
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
restoration; repair; mending
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
(being) about to start out; (being) about to leave; having just left; (being) on the way
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
instability; insecurity; crankiness
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
man-eater (e.g. lion, shark)
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
arrest; apprehension; capture
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
predation; eating prey; preying upon