important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
worst-ever; history's worst
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
though; even if; whether ... or ...
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
superstition; superstitious belief
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to have a pungent smell; to have an acrid smell
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to be torn off; to come off
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag