hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
interference; intervention; meddling
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
considerably; greatly; a lot
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
how long; how far; how much
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
proposal; proposition; suggestion
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
abandoned building; derelict building
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
surely; certainly; without doubt
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors