interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to not believe one's ears
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
no way to do; nothing can be done
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
strategy meeting; council of war
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
well-fed and well-dressed
hoarse voice; husky voice
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
out of bounds; beyond the pale
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
how long; how far; how much
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite