favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
flaring up; bursting into flames
to burn with combativeness
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
personal combat; one-to-one fight
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
one thin flat object; one sheet
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
to redeem (from sin); to save
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
physical condition; state of health
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
basket; basketball; basket cloth
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
metre; meter; meter; gauge
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
furious facial expression
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
whispering into a person's ear
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
female friend; woman friend
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
there being no use in arguing (about it)
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet