appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
strong-willed; strong of heart
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
class meeting; classroom assembly
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
topic of discussion; agenda
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
by today; before the day is over
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp