to step forward; to volunteer
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
bribe; sweetener; douceur
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
timewise; temporal; chronal
magic marker; felt-tip pen
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
degenerate; pervert; deviant
every person; each one; everybody
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
concession; conciliation; compromise
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
endurance; perseverance; patience
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation