forcefulness of speech; influential voice
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
sharp (tongue, criticism, etc.); cutting; scathing
boasting; bragging; talking big
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
general classification; broad categorization
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
military officer; naval officer
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
half and half; fifty-fifty
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
I; me; we; us; you (plural)
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
point in common; common feature
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
to acknowledge; to understand; to appreciate
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to understand; to make out
change of mind; inconstancy; apostasy
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to be full of pride; to be boastful
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
to set someone to work in an arrogant fashion; to push someone around; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness