to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
old friend; familiar face
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
about; concerning; related to; -ish
sorry; too bad (for you)!; tough luck!
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
to have an idea; to have a clue
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
distant place; faraway location; far away
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
abdomen; stomach; under parts
to hit hard; to strike hard
loud sound; loud reverberation
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...