fair and square; open and aboveboard
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to differentiate; to segregate
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
written estimate; quotation; quote
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
at first; in the beginning; originally
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
conviction; belief; confidence
to begin; to set about; to start
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
the last moment; the very end
pride; dignity; self-respect
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
have a good day; take care; see you
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
self-consciousness; self-awareness
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination