considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
context (of a passage); line of thought; context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
existence; possession; having; limited company
the reason is that ...; because
these guys; these fellows
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
contract; compact; agreement
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
firmly; solidly; heartily
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
it's no joke; gimme a break!