to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
one's own child; one's own children
directly; in person; firsthand
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
line-spacing in text; (fig.) between the lines
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
obedience; submission; resignation
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of