concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
qualified or eligible person
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
stirring; slight movement
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
chilly; unpleasantly cold
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
splish-splash; with a splash
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
way of talking; speaking style
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
postwar period; period after Second World War
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
suddenly (stick out, appear, extend, etc.); abruptly (protrude); unexpectedly
phase (e.g. wave, electricity, moon); topology; register
sound of a camera shutter; sound of water splashing
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to push aside; to push one's way through