tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
right side; right-hand side
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
these guys; these fellows
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
rule by military force; military rule; (way of the) conqueror; path of supremacy
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to keep away; to keep at a distance
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
normalization (of a social problem, of a situation, etc.)
to pile up; to accumulate
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
hit-and-run accident causing property damage
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime