cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
slowly (but steadily); little by little; with a sizzle; burning; oozing out (e.g. of sweat)
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
to compete with; to vie for
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to throw away; to abandon
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God; cross my heart
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
regret; repentance; remorse
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
like this; in this way; as you see
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
choices; alternatives; options
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement