to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
confusion; distraction; derangement
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
all you have to do is; just; that's all
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
to run through; to run past
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
settling or depositing (at the bottom of something); deposition; pigmentation; composure; calmness
bashful; shameful; ashamed
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
pride; dignity; self-respect
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
hardships; privations; difficulties
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
to happen to have on hand or in stock
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
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)