(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to raise one's voice; to shout
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
adaptability; capacity to adapt; ability to adjust
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
merrymaking (esp. wine and women); pleasures
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
to stare back (at); to glare back
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten