eating together; dining together; having a meal together
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
proposal; offer; request; application
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
squishily; with a soft squishing motion; munchingly; with a chewing motion; mumblingly; while stammering
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
day of month; counter for days
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to triumph; to be elated with success
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
but; however; provided that
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)