gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
a step; short distance; short time
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
(muscular) explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force; quick responsiveness; instantaneity
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
way (of doing); manner; method; means
how many people; a number of people
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just