to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to be found; to be discovered
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
transactions; dealings; business
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
reopening; resumption; restarting
to give directions; to issue instructions
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to bend; to warp; to curve
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
then; and (then); in that case; if so
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year