check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
philandering; itch for women
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
example; illustration; precedent
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
treatment (of a person); dealing with
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
(right at the) side; just beside
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time