opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
older sister; elder sister
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement
(one's) current position; current location; present position
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
other side; opposite side; other party
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
no!; no no!; no, not at all
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
big leakage; uncontained leak
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care