to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
due form; official; formality
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
considerably; fairly; quite
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
patient; unhurried; leisurely
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
if it is the case that ...
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
beyond this point; from now on; after this
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...