for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
trio; gang of three; threesome
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
probability; likelihood; chances
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
mass; quality and quantity
crash (esp. of a vehicle); crash; kurash (Central Asian form of wrestling)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
as one had hoped; as one wishes
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
intercept; interception; counter-attack
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
restaurant (esp. Western-style)