phantom; vision; illusion
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
dogfight; play-off with 3 wrestlers participating
to go to the next stage (after failing to reach a conclusion); to be carried over (e.g. to the next meeting); to go into (a run-off, overtime, extra innings, etc.)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
hegemony; leadership; initiative
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to be worried; to be troubled
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
just because; even if; even though
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble