advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
war situation; progress of a battle
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to repeat; to do something over again
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to be prolonged; to drag on
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
such; this sort of; like this
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
condition; situation; prospects
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
apologies for the crude food
fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift