characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
accelerator (pedal); gas pedal
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
stall; downturn; slowdown; slump
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
discovery; detection; finding
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
double; twice (as much); twofold
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)