push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
glove (esp. sports); globe
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
covered in mud; mud-caked
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
one day; (on) a certain day
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)