gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
death due to shock (triggered by blood loss, heart failure or other causes)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
conversely; on the contrary
to name; to call; to christen; to term
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
public and private matters; official and personal affairs; professional and personal lives
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to serve; to work for; to attend
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
this world; this life; world of the living
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness