to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
hegemony; leadership; initiative
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
settlement; solution; resolution
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
being sick and tired (of); being fed up (with); having one's fill (of)
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark