standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
on one hand; on the other hand
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
nothing but; none other than
concealment; suppression; hiding
mistaken arrest; arrest based on misidentification
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
power; authority; jurisdiction
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
huge rock; firmness; solidity
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
to grow; to develop; to grow up
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
disbanding (usu. a military unit); breaking up
possible; likely; probable
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
to not take seriously; to take lightly
that kind; competition; match
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
title deed; certificate of title
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
not worth considering; out of the question