to cease; to stop; to be over
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
essence; true nature; substance; reality
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
fair and square; open and aboveboard
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
not limited to; not just ...
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
longing for; burning desire
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
pointing out; identification
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre