to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
charred; burnt black; scorched black
soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)
rouge (esp. lip rouge); lipstick
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to burst open; to pop; to split
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
offense and defense; offence and defence
naturalization; naturalisation
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to find out; to discover; to detect
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect