to eat ; to live; to make a living; to survive ; to bite; to sting (as insects do) ; to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of ; to encroach on; to eat into; to consume ; to defeat a superior; to threaten a position ; to consume time; to consume resources ; to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event) ; to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy; to be pushy; to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to swagger; to boast; to brag
with a sting; with a tingle; with a burn; smartingly ; nervously; tensely; (while) on edge ; with a rip; with a ripping sound; with a tearing sound ; with a shrill sound (of a whistle) ; quiveringly; tremblingly
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon ; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.) ; to emerge and engage (an enemy)
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention ; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; convergence; focus (of a debate, questions, etc.) ; within a collection of works
to pull up; to drag up; to lift up ; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes) ; to withdraw; to leave; to pull out; to retire ; to promote (someone to a higher position) ; to return home ; to expedite the schedule
to chip; to be chipped; to break (off); to be damaged ; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to become lost ; to be lacking (in); to be short (of); to be deficient; to be wanting (in) ; to wane (of the moon); to go into eclipse
as (it is); remaining (in a state); keeping (the same); leaving (unchanged) ; with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as ; as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to ; sic
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to place under someone's care ; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to leave (a message) with someone ; to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something) ; to use as a pretext
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be in a fix; to be at a loss; to be stumped; to be embarrassed ; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be annoyed ; to be badly off; to be hard up; to be in straitened circumstances
to put back; to return; to give back; to restore (to a previous state, e.g. defrosting, reconstituting, reconciling); to turn back (e.g. clock hand) ; to vomit; to throw up ; to recover (of a market price)
to rot; to go bad; to decay; to spoil; to fester; to decompose; to turn sour (e.g. milk) ; to corrode; to weather; to crumble ; to become useless; to blunt; to weaken (from lack of practice) ; to become depraved; to be degenerate; to be morally bankrupt; to be corrupt ; to be depressed; to be dispirited; to feel discouraged; to feel down ; to have the audacity to; to be bastard enough to ; to lose a bet ; to be drenched; to become sopping wet
one's body; one's person ; oneself; one's appearance ; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position ; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); container (as opposed to its lid)