call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
had better ...; had better not ...
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
hostile relations; hostile relationship
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
underground; unconventional; radical; shady
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
if you think about it; come to think of it
manicure; nail polish; nail varnish
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long