victory or defeat; match; contest; game
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
choice; selection; option
river; stream; River; the ... river
being (somewhere); sitting
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
rather; better; instead; if anything
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
vector; direction (e.g. of one's activities or interests); focus
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
sympathy; compassion; pity
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset