to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
blood relationship; blood relative
firm; strong; solid; stable
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
to become inverted; to become reversed
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to find a way; to find the time; to try to make oneself available
to become misty; to become hazy
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
womanly; ladylike; feminine
to talk to oneself; to mutter
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
having gone too far to turn back
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
a friend is a good thing to have; a good friend is a great blessing
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
motive power; driving force
to look around; to look towards (us)
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry