field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
advocate; proponent; supporter
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
common people; ordinary people; masses
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
thought; consideration; thinking
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
prohibition; inhibition; ban
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
violent emotion; passion; fury
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to stare back at; to look back at
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully