to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
match; game; bout; contest
when it becomes; when it comes to
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
very; much; greatly; a lot of
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
again; once more; a second time
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
confiture; confection; jam
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
central part; heart (of a city)
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method