to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
from the beginning; from scratch
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
for example; for instance; e.g.
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
strike (i.e. industrial action)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
wedding ring; wedding band
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to go out and away; to leave
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
reaction; response; reaction
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
discount price; special offer price
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
written request; written demand
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour