towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
criticism (by a teacher or coach, with commentary, especially at a poetry reading); review; critique
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to jump at; to be attracted by
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
exactly as stated; verbatim
egoistic; selfish; self-willed
to fight to the bitter end
it's been a long time; long time no see
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
machine parts; machinery; equipment
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
(distant) howling; backbiting
chimera (mythological); chimaera; chimera (biological); chimaera
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)