in proportion to; just as much as
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
distributed, decentralized arrangement
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
hostile party; enemy side
self-defense; self-defence
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
technical information; technical knowledge; know-how
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
interior; inside; internal
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
victim; injured party; sufferer
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
one's best interests; one's own good
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
proposal; proposition; suggestion