hostility; animosity; enmity
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
admiration; being impressed (by)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
enemy territory; hostile place
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
nervousness; oversensitivity
to be in danger of; to be liable to
difference; disparity; gap
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
love affair; love relationship
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
certainly; surely; definitely
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)