to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
land subsidence; decline in influence
material; substance; matter
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
to be worried; to be troubled
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
successively; one after another
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
silence (not speaking); muteness
exaltation; emotional uplift
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
contest of strength; trial of strength
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard