to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
one's world within; one's inner world
locational advantage; advantageous position
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
bad influence; negative influence
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
link; directory entry; rink
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
directly opposite; right in front
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
to shake; to waver; to tremble
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to boil strongly; to be excited
to knead well; to polish; to refine
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man