centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to do as much as is humanly possible; to try every possible means
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
countermeasure; counter-measure
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
serious wound; serious injury
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
western edge (e.g. of city); west side
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with