to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
audience; attendance; hearers
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
early on; earlier on; from early
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
and then; and so; and; so then
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to read the situation; to sense the mood
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling