selective; optional; alternative
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
decisive; resolute; drastic
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to call a person's attention (to)
competing; competition; auction
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
whatever the case; under any circumstances
female high-school student
concentrated fire; intense criticism
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
quitting while one is ahead
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
in one's lifetime; (while) in life