popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
with a fixed time; with a deadline
transfer; assignment; conveyance
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
here and there; in places
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
reset; fresh start; new beginning
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
management; administration; operation
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
responsibility; duty; obligation
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
choices; alternatives; options
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to put on airs; to assume importance
one's assessment of the situation
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
few decades; many decades; several decades
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly