ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
to refuse; to decline; to deny
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
leader (of an alliance); leading power
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
wide difference; a world of difference
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
mockery; derision; ridicule
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
choices; alternatives; options
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to trample down; to devastate