to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to straighten up; to sit upright
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to peel; to skin; to pare
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
sudden change; complete change
you could say that; that might be so
(political) power; authority; influence
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
craving; longing; thirsting
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
to crouch; to squat; to cower
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
quite; utterly; really; completely
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
second; number two; runner-up
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
letting (someone) die without helping
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
prompt decision; immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; summary judgment; summary judgement
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over