often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
core; core; hardcore; all-out
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
genuine; authentic; true; real
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
discretion; judgement; judgment
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
field; field; meadow; field (of interest, study, etc.); field; field (in a form, web page, etc.)
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
the present term; the present session
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
way of talking; manner of speaking
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
just as one was told; like she (he) said
constant; steady; constant
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
sweet tooth; love of sweet things
simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap
in a little while; in a bit
diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
the end (of); last time (doing); finishing up; closing
distant look; faraway look
growth period; growing season
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
forgetting; lapse of memory