to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged
covering; protection; backing; relief
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
two times; twice; two degrees
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
the last moment; the very end
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
son of a bitch; piece of shit
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
general public; the masses
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance