to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
personal feelings; self-interest
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
troublesome; annoying; complicated
on bad terms; at loggerheads
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to frolic about; to mess around
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
only; merely; but; no more than
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
blood congestion; -stasis
to grant permission; to give permission
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
in unison; as one; united
personal (employee); employed; retained
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible