shall ...; to assume; to suppose
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
intimidation; threat; bluster
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to be to the point; to be pertinent
hundred points; perfect mark
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
object of romantic interest
way of speaking; intimation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
unheard-of; unprecedented
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in