to challenge (a person) to a fight
small number; small amount; fraction; decimal fraction
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
object cut off at the end; sudden, abrupt ending
food expenses; cost of one's board
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
guess; speculation; supposition
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
starvation; famine; hunger
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
conference room; council room
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
establishment; settlement
each individual; each person
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
countermeasure; counter-measure
the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
how; in what way; how about; questionable
calling by name; designation; nomination