dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
the way one works; one's working manner
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
one's habitual behaviour (behavior); day-to-day conduct
tingling; stinging; pungently
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
scattered; separated; dispersed
late at night; at a late hour
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)