supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
advisory level; warning level
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
both sides; two sides; double-sided
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
on the occasion of; at the time of
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
I couldn't care less; not caring less
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide