opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
how; in what way; how about
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
at that time; in those days
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
if it is the case that ...
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
failure; mistake; blunder
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl