tendency; trend; inclination
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to grant someone's request
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
go that far; to that extent
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to accept; to receive; to agree
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
commitment; pledge; promise
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
interruption; suspension; break
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
curiosity; inquisitiveness
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to put into effect; to put into practice
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last