to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
but; however; although; though
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
belief; faith; conviction
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
square; formal; prim; stuffy
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
that's true; of course; obviously
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
feeling good; feeling pleasant
one act (of a play); scene; event
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
atmosphere (esp. of a place or person); mood; vibe; ambience
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
someone; a certain person
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to have a well-defined character (of a fictional character); to stand out as a character
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
power; authority; influence
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to harm; to cause harm to