appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
nice; good; well-executed
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
to employ; to hire; to charter
as if to say; as much as to say; as though
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
practice; practising; experience
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
stimulating; exciting; provocative
to have more losses than wins
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
pointing out; identification
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
-less; lacking; non-existing
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke