behind; in the rear; in back
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to chase; to run after; to pursue
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to talk to oneself; to mutter
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
admonition; warning; caution
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)