palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
as expected; as predicted
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
if so; in that case; in that situation
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
to be in luck's way; to get lucky
detour; circumvention; turning movement
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
having not the slightest idea
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to change (one's clothes)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on