body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to say no more; to sink into silence
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
prospects of victory; chances of success
all times and places; all ages and countries
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to care for someone; to look after someone
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to surge (water or waves)
personification; impersonation; embodiment
on the right as one faces (it)