(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)
thunderstorm; thundershower
dark clouds; black clouds
comment; criticism; critique; review
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
thought; idea; conception
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to become settled; to be fixed
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul