useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
within; inside of; less than
retainer; retinue; servant
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to triumph; to be elated with success
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; if ... doesn't take your fancy
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
reality; actuality; hard fact
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
if so; in that case; in that situation
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
that is to say; so that means
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
fifth day of the month; five days
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
using as an intermediary; through
to rain incessantly; to downpour
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
change; alteration; modification