confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
leaving something to chance; drifting; (being) happy-go-lucky
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
enemy encounter; encounter (with); running into; coming across
prior investment; upfront investment
pressing down (button, keyboard, etc.); depressing; forcing down
to tumble down; to roll down
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
it hasn't been long since
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; the hard sell; forcing on someone (e.g. kindness)
cookware; cooking utensil
leaving everything up to someone else
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
program (e.g. TV); programme
zapping (through TV channels); channel surfing
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
infectious disease; infection
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
literature; books (reference); document