to smash down; to beat in
Hominidae (family of great apes)
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
ongoing; in progress; afoot
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
because of; owing to; due to
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
very likely; very probable
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
as you please; in any way you like; as you wish
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to order; to command; to appoint
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
had better ...; had better not ...