triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
cannot be compared with; no match for
wherein; therein; thereinto
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
as you see; as you can see
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
to attempt; to test; to try out
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
directly opposite; right in front
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to speak without hesitation or problems; to speak fluently or skillfully; to be talkative; to have a glib tongue
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
genuine; authentic; true; real
suddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to chase; to run after; to pursue