to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
if you think about it; come to think of it
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
chain; series; connection; linkage
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
for example; for instance; e.g.
leader of a group of juvenile delinquents
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
template; run of the mill; formulaic
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name