underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
live broadcast (radio, TV); live coverage
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
stairs; stairway; staircase
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
scoundrel; rascal; villain
major incident; major happening; big scandal
rare; uncommon; not often seen
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
one's house; one's home; one's family
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
matter to be checked or investigated
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
explosion; rupture; break off
something (equipped) with legs; sole of foot; one's manner of walking
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
light; right; right field; right fielder