to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
parlance; manner of speaking; art of conversation; narration; speech; discourse
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence
to lose sight of; to miss
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be relieved; to feel relieved
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
fixed date; appointed date; set date; deadline; due date
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up