irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
of course; certainly; naturally
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
they; those guys; those fellows
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
impassioned speech; fervent speech
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
how; in what way; by what means
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
whispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
emaciation; gauntness; haggardness
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together