affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
frequency (of occurrence)
first attack; first strike; first blow
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
to live fast (and recklessly)
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
the world in general; society; convention
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
support; backing; aid; assistance
with these words; while saying