we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
one lump; one body; one group
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
confections; sweets; candy; cake
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
French bread (esp. baguette); breadstick
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
waist; waistline; waist measurement
whenever (each time) one sees (it)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
steady; sound; reliable; solid
armor and helmet (armour)
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
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
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding