invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to compete with; to vie for
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
dense; dim; dull-witted; unsympathetic; slow to understand; slow on the uptake
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
having said that; on the other hand
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
serious crime; grave crime
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
well-bred; of good upbringing
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
way of talking; speaking style
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
to underrate; to make light of
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
year of a person's birth; number of years since one's birth; age
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
license; licence; certificate; charter