pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
chance (of success); odds
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
it seems so; that's what it looks like
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to have no chance (of succeeding)
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
contradiction; inconsistency
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
lying face down; upside down; prone
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
by all means; by all costs
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
absorption; suction; attraction
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
decision; determination; resolution
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)