dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
clicking; clopping; clacking
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument; being armed with theoretical backing
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
showing one's face in public; facing another person
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
ideally; if one were to wish for more
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to detain; to take into custody
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous