exceedingly; extremely; decisively
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
difficult to ...; hard to ...
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
finish; finishing; finishing touches
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
prescribed form (of writing); format
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
to watch over; to watch attentively
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles