being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
view; vista; panorama; outlook; prospect
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
going to and fro; back and forth
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
to thrust down; to push off
one's own problem; one's own issues
combat power; fighting strength
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
double slap in the face; forehand and backhand slap
repeat; repeating; repeat (broadcast); rerun; repeat sign; repeat consumption
to slap down; to knock down; to floor
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; postmortem
hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing
the whole body; all one's (strength, anger, spirit, etc.)
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to make (someone) drink; to force to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
rope; cord; policeman's rope
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell