to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
this and that; one thing or another
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
speech and conduct; words and deeds
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
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
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
conviction; belief; confidence
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; (lit.) fleeing is winning
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
to be found; to be discovered
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
I'm not so sure; I can hardly say with any finality that ...
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort