blow; shock; strike; batting
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
difficult to ...; hard to ...
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties