opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to repeat; to do something over again
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
one scene (e.g. in a movie)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to thrust before; to thrust at
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
please (give me); please (do for me)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)