(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
anything and everything; just about everything
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
same; similar; (just) like; equal
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
match; game; bout; contest
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
total (money); full amount; sum
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
heart sound; cardiac sound
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
(going) all in (in poker)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to give a round of applause; to applaud
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with