bad influence; negative influence
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
start; beginning; first step; clue
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to be needed; to be wanted
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
abnormal phenomenon; anomaly
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
excursion; round trip; seasonal migration (of fish, etc.)
root; source; origin; cause
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
leaving the nest; going out into the world; becoming independent
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
increase in activity; activation
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
final scene; the end; finale
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
thereafter; after doing that; followed by