with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
clearing one's throat; cough
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
in search of; in order to look for
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
settlement; solution; resolution
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
to talk (a person) down; to confute
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
these guys; these fellows
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
probe into the truth (of the matter); dig into the real facts of the case; get at the root of a matter
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)