contest of strength; trial of strength
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to invite in; to show someone in
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
final; eventual; ultimate
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
dealing with; coping with
several minutes; a few minutes
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful