apprehensive; vaguely fearful; gloomy (about the future); somewhat alarmed
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
whenever you want; any time you like
to become empty; to be emptied
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
in name but not in reality
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
(arch.) that is in; who is called; that is called; that is; I see
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
the other day; recently; this time; on this occasion
the same rank; equality; apposition
serious error; gross mistake
brunt of attack or argument
thoughtfulness; deliberation; prudence
dozens; scores of; decades
capitulation; surrender; treaty signed under coercion
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
(religious) faith; belief; creed
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
incoherent; vague; silly; foolish
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
as one had hoped; as one wishes
decisive battle of brief duration
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)