to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
forced laugh; forced smile
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to spare oneself; to spare oneself the trouble; (arch.) to nullify someone's efforts
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
construction (building) costs
to get change back; to be more than enough
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
one party; one faction; one clique
in that way; like that; that way
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
regret; repentance; remorse
to tell (on someone); to tattle; to snitch
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
inadvertently (letting out a laugh); quickly; all of a sudden; all at once
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally