preliminary step; first step
how; in what way; how about; questionable
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
tug of war; forward puller (of a rickshaw)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
covering (from enemy attack); protection
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
rotor; love egg; egg vibrator (sex toy)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
still (continuing); as ever; further
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
to step forward; to take a step forward
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
half-cooked; rare; ambiguous; vague; immature
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
prodigy; talented person; person of exceptional talent; genius
genius; brilliance; unusual talent; gifted person; person of unusual talent
to drink a bitter cup; to have a bitter experience; to suffer a defeat
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
great physical power; animal strength
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
microscopic; infinitesimal
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
technique; art; skill; move