to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
self-determination of peoples
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
concession; conciliation; compromise
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval
capable of anything; liable to do
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
chopping block; springboard for discussion; draft proposal; tentative plan
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
sign; indication; omen; symptom
most of all; extremely; supremely
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
fluent (in a language); flowing