pressing; urging; demanding; demand
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
just because; even if; even though
aftercare; care for patients after discharge from hospital; after-sales service
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
degeneration; retrogression
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
extreme sadist; very sadistic
sudden change; complete change
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
peanut (Arachis hypogaea); groundnut
new record (in sports, etc.)
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
one's bosom friend; kindred-spirit
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
what the hell?; what are you going on about?; what the hell are you doing?; you've got to be kidding
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
rest in peace; requiescat in pace; RIP
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
flight; escape; running away; flying high
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)