bet; wager; stake; gamble
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
indicate reason; infers some protest
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
skill; dexterity; proficiency
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
preinstallation; preloading
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
reduction by half; halving
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to have no chance (of succeeding)
watchful waiting; careful supervision
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)