to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
simply; merely; only; solely
to stop (plug) one's ears
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
it seems so; that's what it looks like
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story; bullshit
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
pointing out; identification
all; entire; whole; altogether
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
to lend an ear to; to listen to
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting