usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
university town; college town
flying column; detached force
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
big problem; major issue; big controversy
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to become pale; to turn pale
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
spoiling (e.g. a plot); revealing (e.g. a trick); giving it away
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
to breathe out; to exhale
of course; certainly; naturally
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
to talk about someone behind their back; to backbite