don't you think?; indicates question
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to run up to; to rush over
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
public facilities; utilities
use; utilization; utilisation; application
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
(some) more; even more; longer; further
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit