to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to have an eye on; to zero in on
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
right (to do something); authority; power
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
(clenched) fist; knuckles
memories; recollections; reminiscence
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
regret; repentance; remorse
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
both hands; both arms; ten
tool; implement; means; furniture
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to write down; to record; to register
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to pick up; to find; to gather
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to push aside; to brush aside
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)