reinforcement; strengthening
diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to invite in; to show someone in
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
confusion; distraction; derangement
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to show up; to appear; to turn up
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
waiting to see one's opponent's move; playing a waiting game
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
(not) even once; (not) ever
looking on from afar; being a spectator
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
calming down; quieting down
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to keep away; to keep at a distance
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to strangle; to constrict
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)