opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
feeling that something has come too late
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
patient; unhurried; leisurely
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
parting; separation; farewell
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
unanticipated; unexpected
reading too much into (what ... says)
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
related to; in relation to
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
weird; disgusting; sickening
now that you say that; now that you mention it
striking just before one's opponent makes a move
to think of; to come up with
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
contract; compact; agreement
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)