backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
number one; first; best; most; game; round
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
choices; alternatives; options
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
in the meanwhile; during the time
suffix for familiar person
(someone else's) parents; both parents
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
world; society; people; the public
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible