return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
participation; joining; entry; adherence
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
beginning; outset; first; onset
disclosure; exposure; revelation
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
courting; wooing; making advances
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
forevermore; for eternity
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
such; like that; that sort of; very
useless resistance; vain struggle
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
taste; liking; preference
guard; sentinel; garrison
polite; courteous; hospitable
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
tension; mental strain; nervousness
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to stop walking; to pause
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
sweet voice; seductive voice
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)