Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
because; for; the reason why is ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
witnessing; observing; sighting
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
invitation; introduction; temptation
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower
resolute; determined; bold
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
movie; film; motion picture
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
to knock down; to knock out
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
cowardly; timid; easily frightened