to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
charge-free; free of charge
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
snowflake (cluster of ice crystals)
open air; outdoors; outside
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
maker; builder; creator; farmer
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
incessant working; working non-stop
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
sounding each other out; probing each other
raptor; bird of prey; predatory bird
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
will not do; do not; does not
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via