back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
intimacy; affection; familiarity
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
directly opposite; right in front
unidentifiable; unidentified
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
only recently; just of late
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
radio programme; radio program
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
stealthy steps; spurt to overtake a leading horse just before the finish line
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
threesome (sexual activity)
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
narrow-minded; small-minded; close-minded; intolerant
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing