potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
to compete; to bid; to sell at auction
underground; subterranean
reigning; controlling; dictating
someone; unknown person; I; me
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
laughing embarrassedly and sticking out one's tongue
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
looking away; looking aside
chink in the armor (armour)
reconciliation; make peace with
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
future (usually near); prospects
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
belligerence; fighting spirit
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression