relief; aid; assistance; rescue
act of mercy; helping another person
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
one's share; one's portion
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
bargain; good buy; budget
witnessing; observing; sighting
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
in proportion to; according to; depending on
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
emotional scars; mental trauma
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
bygones; the past; past event
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing