to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
good humour (humor); good mood
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
hiding one's embarrassment
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to step firmly; to harden by treading
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
very; extremely; excessively
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
I've got to be going; I must go
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
cold reception; inhospitality
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)