1.Intimidate sb (into sth/into doing sth) 恐吓；威胁

例句：They were accused of intimidating people into voting for them.

他们被控胁迫选民投他们的票。

2.raise/up the ante 提高要求；增加金额

例句：Analysts say that if a counterbid emerges, the Melbourne-based mining giant has the firepower to raise the ante.

分析师说，如果出现其他竞争对手，那么这家墨尔本的矿业巨擘就必须加大赌注了。

3.Thwart sth/sb (in sth) 阻止；阻挠；对······构成阻力

例句：She was thwarted in her attempt to take control of the party.

她控制这个政党的企图受阻了。

4.cook up 捏造；伪造；编造

例句：We fear we might fail and that fear leads us to cook up stories about why you can't have what you want.

我们担心我们可能失败，这种担心使我们伪造了关于为什么我们得不到我们想要的故事。