opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
means; way; method; measure
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
large amount of money; great cost
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
torturing to death; tormenting to death
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
dealer (esp. in cars); dealership; dealer; dealer; exhibitor (at a convention, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
transactions; dealings; business
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
Rio; Rio de Janeiro (abbr)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
that's the way it is; such is life