skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
(political) power; authority; influence
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
hegemony; leadership; initiative
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to anticipate; to foresee
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
professional; person good at a particular job; person who does their job without mistakes
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look
at the last moment; this late in the game
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
profitable plan; good plan
doing whatever one pleases
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
(theatrical) fighting scene
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire