two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
compound; composite; doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.); place bet (in horse racing, etc.); show bet
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
groundless rumor (rumour)
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to ignore; to disregard; to overlook; to connive at
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
ogling; eyeing (lecherously); leering; staring
pull; patronage; tug; discount
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
commitment; pledge; promise
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
without thinking of the consequences
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
this side; in the forefront
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
all you want; as much as one wants