fair and square; open and aboveboard
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to win and advance to the next round
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
convenient; handy; useful
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
chance (of success); odds
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
separation; farewell; parting
reluctance to part; sorrow at parting
deep emotion; strong feelings
parting; separation; farewell
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
perfect; just right; ideal
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
difference; disparity; gap