very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
speaking voice; talking voice
messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to keep standing; to stand motionless
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
top recommendation; something highly recommended
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
nice person; good-natured person
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
sports-minded; sports-oriented
big man; large man; tall man; giant
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
way of calling (something or someone)
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
surname; family name; last name