to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; babble; gibberish; jargon
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
hegemony; leadership; initiative
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
this; our; right; justice; checking account
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
leopardess; female leopard; bold and sexy woman
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
true character; true heart; true spirit
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
counter for books; volume
(political) violence; violent tactics used by political radicals
(intentional) overcharging; rip-off; highway robbery
older sister; elder sister
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling