to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to talk; to chat; to chatter
whichever one chooses; either way
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
something like ...; something called ...
to distribute; to hand out
next; secondly; subsequently
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
automatic; intransitive verb
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
study; research; investigation
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school