to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
considerably; greatly; a lot
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
chief; main; principal; major
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
boy; son; baby boy; young man
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
difference; variation; difference
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to detain; to check; to restrain
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to fall on one's backside
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to grimace; to make a wry face
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to shake one's head (in denial)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt