to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
to complain; to make a complaint
donation; contribution; offering
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
business; trade; operations; sales
right (to do something); authority; power
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
be (that) as it may; having said that
power; authority; jurisdiction
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
good policy; wise policy; best plan
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
such; this sort of; like this
contract; compact; agreement
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)