operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to speak ill of; to disparage
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied
quarrel; dispute; argument
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
preference; priority; precedence
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of