accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
complicity (in a crime); collusion
dense; dim; dull-witted; unsympathetic; slow to understand; slow on the uptake
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
neighbourhood; neighborhood
without permission; without notice
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
slight; little; insignificant
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
injured person; wounded person; casualty
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
acquittal; pardon; papal indulgence
whichever one chooses; either way
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
highly unpredictable; touch and go
although I say; although one might say; although called
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
series of battles; successive battles
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)