slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
(having) two choices; choice between two things
results announcement; earnings call
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
being cleared (of doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
foolish question; stupid question; one's question
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
construction; establishment
they; those guys; those fellows
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
utmost limits; extremity; limit
each (every) time; whenever
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to eagerly look forward to
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to be satisfied; to be sated; to be satiated
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
power balance; balance of power
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
house built on sand; house of cards
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
cunning; craft; guile; slyness
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
civilized nation; civilised nation
rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)
it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me
commanding; awe-inspiring; bitter (cold); piercing
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
halting (speech); faltering; stammering