to be opposite; to face each other
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
speech and conduct; words and deeds
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
prickling; stinging; tingling
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure