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
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
how; in what way; by what means
to be worried; to be troubled
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
chances of winning (a bet); odds
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to find out; to discover; to locate
left side; left-hand side
hard to reach place; remote place
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to feel; to sense; to experience
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
tension; mental strain; nervousness
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
identifiable; personalized
two persons; two people; pair; couple
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize