mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
(emotional) backbone; support; backbone (of a network)
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
senior; elder; person older than oneself
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
toning down; calming down; slowing down; mollification
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
too (much); overly; excessively
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
end of a match; end of a game
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to keep watch (e.g. on a suspect); to be on the lookout (for); to spend a lot of money (on); to treat oneself (to); to paste; to stick
detective agency; enquiry agency
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to not believe one's ears
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run