to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
in that manner; like that
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
employment (long term); hire
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
of course; certainly; naturally
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to leave as is; to ignore
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
long time; long interval; for quite some time
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
selection; choice; picking out
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake