to ask a question; to ask questions
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
respect and affection; love and respect
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
every person; every mouth; every entrance
admiration; wonder; astonishment
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
third stage; three stages
to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
order's up; one order ready; coming up; problem solved; one down; all done
feebleness; weakness; weak
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
as you see; as you can see
base support (e.g. for a party in an election); substrate; load bearing layer; supporting layer
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for