now that; since; so long as; because
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
I see; that's right; indeed
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
little by little; bit by bit
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
(in) the air; midair; sky
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset