concession; conciliation; compromise
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
preparatory phase; preparatory period
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
countermeasure; counter-measure
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
match; game; bout; contest
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
ill will; malice; evil intent
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)