usurpation; taking back; dispossession
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
imprisonment; incarceration
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
the front; honest; upright; decent
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
bathroom with a large bath (in a hotel, hot spring resort, etc.)
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
how many people; a number of people
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
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
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
looking over someone's shoulder
on the light side (weight); (relative) lightness
at the mercy of (something or someone)
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
soon; shortly; before long
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to get one's head around; to think about
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable