security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
apparent; obvious; very clear
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
otherwise; if not; or else
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to understand from experience
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
regret; repentance; remorse
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane