(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
looking away; looking aside
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
serious look (on one's face); straight face
genius; prodigy; natural gift
stepwise; one step at a time
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
distress; wretched condition
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
cell; serge; cel (celluloid)
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
dispersing; breaking up; running away
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back