heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
catfight; fight between women
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
straight-laced person; stubborn person
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
periodic; regular; routine
enemy territory; hostile place