to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
main cause; primary factor
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
I see; that's right; indeed
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
interests and preferences
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
direct control; direct supervision
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
don't you think?; indicates question
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line