another family; another house
to compete with; to vie for
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
political measures; policy
ability; capability; skill
small number; few; minority
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself
excessive; too much; unreasonable
underestimation; undervaluation
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
rapid development; rapid unfolding
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
cave; cavern; den; grotto
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
forced to use; forced into a position
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
description; describing; depicting
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
who benefits (from that)?; who cares?; who would want that?; pointless; of benefit to no one; of interest to no one