bluff; false show of power; bold front
to be badly made; to fail
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
reconfirmation; double check
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
overlooking; turning a blind eye
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
proficiency level; degree of skill; learning level
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
big leakage; uncontained leak
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
looking on from afar; being a spectator
to wait for an opportunity
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
tingling; stinging; pungently
disadvantageous; long (odds)
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
defence mechanism; defense mechanism
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
alternately; by turns; one after the other
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb