engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
top notch; first rate; top-of-the-line; leading
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
and yet; though; when; in spite of
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
pride; boast; credit (to)
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
process; course; mechanism
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
without; but if; otherwise; or else
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to shake; to waver; to tremble
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
promising without due consideration
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
to become excited; to grow lively
the front; honest; upright; decent
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
calm; composed; cool; quiet