tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
contract; compact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
self-defense; self-defence
(political) power; authority; influence
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to give something weight; to give something dignity
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
step-up; advance; progress; increase
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
chair; stool; post; office; position
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to attack; to assault; to assail
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability