opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
to step over or across; to overcome
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to be too late; to be too slow
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
tedious; boring; being fed up with
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
maintaining the status quo
nothing but; none other than
different opinion; objection
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to take a breath; to take a short rest
in the same way as; just like
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
memories; recollections; reminiscence
that day; the very same day
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
such ... as; or some such
option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
woman who works in the sex industry
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter