to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
exactly as stated; verbatim
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
correct or incorrect; right or wrong; accuracy; correction (of errors)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
laugh line; smile line; nasolabial fold
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to look away; to avert one's eyes
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
civilian in military employ
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to knock down; to send flying
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case