loveable; very likeable; like very much
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
future (usually near); prospects
being startled; getting a shock
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
prospects of victory; chances of success
to pick up; to find; to gather
probability; likelihood; chances
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
flour; meal; powder; dust
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
explosive; blasting powder
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
certainly; surely; definitely
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)