simple honesty; tactless frankness
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
massing (of troops); gathering
to lose sight of; to miss
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
interior; inside; internal
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
threat; intimidation; menace
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
water vapour; water vapor; steam
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body