to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
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
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
how; in what way; how about
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
way; method; means; resource; course
in accordance with; according to
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
on the occasion of; at the time of
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)