coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
all around; as far as the eye can see
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to hurt; to smart; to sting
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
overlooking; turning a blind eye
gradually; slowly but steadily
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
gossip; corner of the mouth