acceleration; speeding up
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
visual confirmation; sighting
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
otherwise; or else; if not
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
remembrance; recollection; recognition
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
stale; hackneyed; cliched
second; number two; runner-up
first generation; founder
retiring from military service
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
superlative; extraordinary; mega; superdreadnought (class of warships)
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about