to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
collective responsibility; joint liability
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
teacher; instructor; professor
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
study; diligence; discount; reduction
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
discipline; punishment; reprimand
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
if you think about it; come to think of it
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
order; command; directions; instructions
future (usually near); prospects
when it becomes; when it comes to
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways