check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
decision; determination; resolution
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)