rather; better; instead; if anything
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
those (near the second person)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
personal combat; one-to-one fight
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
vicious circle; vicious cycle
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton