steady; sound; reliable; solid
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
tone (of voice); manner of talking
one by one; one each; one at a time
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
very much; very many; more and more
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
premature death; untimely death; dying young
headquarters; head office; main office
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to triumph; to be elated with success
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
small number; few; minority
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
distinction; differentiation; classification
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
money in one's possession
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except