existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
preference; priority; precedence
on one hand; on the other hand
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
firm; strong; solid; stable
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
even if ...; even supposing that ...
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
gambling den; gambling house
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy