to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to knead well; to polish; to refine
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to be hot on a person's heels
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
plump; with a thud; heavily
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
sudden rise; steep climb; trending
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to be caught (of a wild animal or fish); to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to win (a title, prize, etc.)
priority; order of precedence
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to rant and rave; to raise hell
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough