to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
with a slip; with a slide
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
interior; inside; internal
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to some extent; to a certain extent
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
war situation; progress of a battle
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to stretch (unbend) oneself
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
doppelgänger; doppelganger
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
(game of) whack-a-mole; whac-a-mole
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
how; in what way; by what means
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay