very important person; super star; super big shot
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
twice; again; second time
praise; admiration; exalting; extolling
(social) position; status
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to use within an inch of its life; to use every little bit of; to get the most out of
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
time-out; timeout; timeout
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
pleasant feeling; good vibes
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
in case of; at that time; at this time
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues