middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
human relations; personal relationships
one cause; one reason; one factor
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
chief; main; principal; major
attendance; presence; appearance
when it comes to; concerning
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
puffing (e.g. cigarette smoke); bobbing (to the surface); floating lightly
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
very recently; in the very recent past
fucking; First Kitchen (fast food restaurant chain)
hardness of hearing; bradyacusia; deafness; hearing loss
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
dangerous position; peril
topic of discussion; agenda
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
one large ...; a great ...
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
unique; individual; original; unusual
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!