disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
negotiations; discussions; connection
place; room; margin; scope
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
development; exploitation
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to be at a loss for words
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained