like it or not; like or not like
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
ends of the earth; outer reaches; borderland
sneaker; sneakers; trainers
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to become locked; to lock
concentration; density; cardinality
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
to be main; to be principal; to be important
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to feel depressed; to be down
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
cold brew (coffee, tea, etc.); infusing in cold water
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
speech; expression; wording; language
to mimic someone's voice; to impersonate
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
enemy territory; hostile place
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to have a hard time of it