to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
superlative; extraordinary; mega; superdreadnought (class of warships)
concession; conciliation; compromise
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
viewing as a problem; problematizing
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
just a minute; small quantity
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice