desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
more than usual; especially; particularly
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
legend; folklore; tradition
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
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
if it is (the case that ...)
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to be conspicuous; to stand out
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
carefree; free from worry
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
notice; attention; observation
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
belligerence; fighting spirit
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel