body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
match; game; bout; contest
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
crummy; shabby; petty; lousy; puny; cheap
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
head start; initiative; preemption
right (to do something); authority; power
half and half; fifty-fifty
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
otherwise; if not; or else
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
without cause; without reason
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable