to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
(find) common (meeting) ground
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
opinion; point of view; visual point
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
have a good day; take care; see you
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
worst; worst-case (scenario)
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
the scruff or nape of the neck
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
time; hour; season; time of the year
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
some people; a few people; several people
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
(I) found it; (I) found you