without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
participants; participating athletes
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
future; possible; potential; prospective
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
preference; priority; precedence
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
call; summons; convening; convocation
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
opposite; reverse; contrary
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)