being very busy; busyness
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
middle of the night; dead of night
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
with (the sound of) clashing swords; (arguing) fiercely; heatedly; vehemently
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
city hospital; municipal hospital
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
to engage in a heated discussion
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
please sit down; please have a seat
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
lying face down; upside down; prone
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
straight; as the crow flies
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)