Texas hold 'em (poker game)
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
round (esp. in sports, negotiations, etc.); rounds (e.g. nurse, security guard, etc.)
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
aforementioned; above-mentioned
statue; picture; picture revealing character
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
desirable prey; easy game; easy mark; easy prey; easy target
reading too much into (what ... says)
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
to take flight; to disappear
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
household economy; family finances
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to choke; to have trouble breathing
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
(for an object) to be shiny; to be glossy; (for a woman) to be alluring; to look sexy
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
damp; moist (negative nuance)
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
scattering (e.g. in statistics); scatter; dispersion; variation
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with; (arch.) eldest and second eldest brother; (arch.) older and younger brother