tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
even scale; equilibrium; balance; equalization; equalisation
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
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
(not so) much; (not) very
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
price; cost; value; worth; value
great difference; big difference; wide margin
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
different (from); not the same (as)
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
directly opposite; right in front
verbalizing; putting into words
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
consideration; taking into account
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
assertion; declaration; affirmation
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
to pocket an insult; to choke back one's tears
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
from here; from this place