crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
unreasonable; absurd; irrational; very
to steal; to rob; to take away
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
tangible and intangible; material and spiritual
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
selling oneself (into bondage; esp. of a prostitute); selling out (to a competitor); selling off
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
to ease up; to relax attention
sit-in (protest); sit-down (strike)
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
cannot be helped; nothing can be done; hopeless
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to be itching to put one's skills to use
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
perforation; punching; boring; drilling
fetal movement; movements of the fetus; quickening; signs (of); indications; stirrings
snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism