everybody; every last one of them; all
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
one by one; one at a time; in turn
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
going alone; self-reliance
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to look down on; to make light of
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress