foolish question; stupid question; one's question
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
guess; conjecture; surmise
to incur someone's enmity
to not take seriously; to take lightly
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
grip (of hand); grip strength
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
carbon monoxide poisoning
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
comfort; consolation; diversion
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
(within a) territory; domains
abandoned; out-of-use; obsolete; abolished; decommissioned
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
sympathy; compassion; pity
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread