to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
profound; deep; unfathomable; esoteric
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
self-analysis; autoanalysis
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
sad to say; how sad; alas
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
head; brains; intelligence
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
snub nose; pug nose; button-shaped nose; bulbous nose; cauliflower-shaped nose
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
discovery; detection; finding
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
next number (magazine, etc.); next issue
front-page article; top story; lead
arrest; apprehension; capture
(sales) promotion; (sales, advertising) campaign; campaign (for an election, social change, etc.); movement; (military) campaign