to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
either way; in any case; one way or another
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
last night; yesterday evening
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; discretion is the better part of valor; (lit.) fleeing is winning
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
ten (long cylindrical things)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to be dispersed; to get separated
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
to leap back; to jump back
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test