to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
to stir up trouble for oneself; (lit.) to scare out a snake by poking at the brush
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
children's song; nursery rhyme
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
draw (in competition); tie game
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
suffix for familiar person; indicates emphasis; (arch.) prostitute
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
imitation; counterfeit; fake; sham; ersatz (object)
blow; hit (on the body); beating
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
resistance; opposition; obstruction; (electrical) insulating coating; insulating varnish
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head); paper tiger; someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite; man of straw
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
mall; maul (in rugby); mole; Moor; molding