to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
preparation; provision; guarding
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to have an idea; to have a clue
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to triumph; to be elated with success
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
about; concerning; related to; -ish
speech; expression; wording; language
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
I see; that's right; indeed
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
(not) even once; (not) ever
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
conviction; belief; confidence
it is not everything to ...
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)