madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
copying; duplication; reproduction; copy
family name; lineage; birth; clan
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
physical strength; muscle strength
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
a little bit; a little while
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
draw; tie; quits; even; square
to triumph; to be elated with success
right beside; close to; nearby
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
from one's seat; without stirring
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do