to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
master; teacher; stable master
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
pointing out; identification
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
whichever one chooses; either way
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
maneuvering ground; manoeuvering ground
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
training; drill; practice; discipline
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum