confrontation; opposition; antagonism
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
use; utilization; utilisation; application
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
rather; better; instead; if anything
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to attempt; to test; to try out
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
hard to get; hard to come by
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to wash away; to rinse off
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle