to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to need; to call for; to require
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to half-rise to one's feet
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
preparation; arrangements
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
reef knot; flat knot; square knot
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
to compete with; to vie for
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy