relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
equipment used in rituals
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
to face (a situation); to encounter; to be confronted with
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
great hurry; great haste; rush
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
to get out of bed; to show a leg