directly opposite; right in front
empty-handed; barehanded; unarmed
true character; true heart; true spirit
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
winning in a flash; instant defeat
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
existence; possession; having; limited company
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
automatic; intransitive verb
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
writing implement; writing tool
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
guardian; protector; patron; parent
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
difficult to ...; hard to ...
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
effect; result; worth; use; avail
at long distance; in long intervals
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)