chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
impression given by a painting or image
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
reason; cause; history; origin
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
negative emotions; negative feelings
race (of people); type of person
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
breach of manners; breach of etiquette
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back