to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
applications; uses; how to operate; operation procedures
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
same as above; ditto; ibid.
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to stay (at); to stop (at)
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
high street; town centre (center)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
mask; disguise; guise; mask
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
big frame; large figure; huge body
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
richly colored; richly coloured
to detest; to abhor; to loathe