attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing
right in the center (centre)
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to have a hard time of it
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
(someone else's) child; child; kid
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
way of asking; way of listening; listener
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
1,000,000; one million; million; many
hostility; animosity; enmity
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
otolaryngology; ear, nose, and throat department
older person with more life experience
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
method of bringing up; method of raising
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved