guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
calamity; disaster; misfortune
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
power; authority; jurisdiction
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
completion; perfection; accomplishment
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
revenge; having a second go (at something)
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...