to get/come to grips with to have things (too much)
smb/smth (informal) one's own way
to take up time and energy to get into a groove/rut
to linger in the mind (informal)
a borderline case to look round for ideas
to plump for smth (informal) an odd coincidence
to ponder over smth to feel reassured
to feel the faint stirrings of to send smb to Coventry
curiosity/hatred, etc. (informal)
to size smb up (informal) in the flesh
to have one's feet (firm) on to have/bear a grudge
the ground against smb