as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart
to fight against; to oppose; to face
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
thoroughly; through and through
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
fortress; stronghold; citadel
route; way; course; directions
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
seahorse; sea horse; hippocampus; walrus
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
pig farm; hog farm; piggery
going feral (of a species); reverting to wild; escape
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
migratory bird; bird of passage
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
after construction; after building; since construction
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
side gate; side door; service entrance
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
official name; formal name
substitution; replacement; permutation; substitution; displacement