skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
retention; maintenance; preservation
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to be in danger of; to be liable to
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
medium-sized enterprise (business, firm)
businesslike; professional
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
business; trade; operations; sales
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to correct oneself; to restate
official regulations; inner rules