strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
change in a bus route; change in policy; policy change (reversal)
to put into effect; to put into practice
everything working out as desired
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
take the world by storm; to hold sway over the minds of the people
offender; criminal; culprit
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to be worried; to be troubled
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
bull; bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
reason; cause; whys and wherefores; particulars
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to shout (in anger); to yell
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
when it comes to; concerning
casting (of roles); casting
as necessary; if necessary; as the need arises; as occasion demands; where appropriate
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
too good (for a child, to be true, etc.); overproduction (e.g. of crops); making too much
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
taste; liking; preference