softly; mildly; gently; politely
recently; lately; these days
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
all parts; various parts; every department
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to head home; to leave for home
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
one meal; one meal (a day)
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
funeral; burial rites; attendance at a funeral
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
same hole (in which to live); gang; group
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
intensification; aggravation
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat